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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Whitburn is an ancient parish and the church dates from the early part of the thirteenth century. | WHITBURN, a'''parish,''' in the union of South Shields, E. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 3½ miles (N.) from'''Sunderland'''; containing, with the township of'''Cleadon,''' and part of'''North Bidick.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51398#s5 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 543-551.</ref>''' | ||
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<br> Whitburn is an ancient parish and the church dates from the early part of the thirteenth century. | |||
A Chapel of Ease was built at Cleadon within the parish in 1869. | A Chapel of Ease was built at Cleadon within the parish in 1869. | ||
From: 'Whitacre, Nether - Whitechapel', ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' (1848), pp. 543-551. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51398 Date accessed: 24 March 2011.<br> | From: 'Whitacre, Nether - Whitechapel', ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' (1848), pp. 543-551. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51398 Date accessed: 24 March 2011.<br> | ||
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