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Norhamshire was an
exclave of
County Durham in England. It was
first mentioned in 995, when it
formed part of the
lands of the
priory at Lindisfarne....
- term was used for
several other districts. Bedlingtonshire, Craikshire,
Norhamshire and
Islandshire were
exclaves of
County Durham, and were incorporated...
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Pennines in the west. The
exclaves were Bedlingtonshire,
Islandshire and
Norhamshire within Northumberland, and
Craikshire within the
North Riding of Yorkshire...
- also had a
number of liberties: the Bedlingtonshire,
Islandshire and
Norhamshire exclaves within Northumberland, and the
Craikshire exclave within the...
- and in the
County Palatine of
Durham (which
included the
exclaves of
Norhamshire and
Islandshire on the frontier),
ruled by the
Prince Bishops, who held...
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included the
County Durham exclaves of Islandshire,
Bedlingtonshire and
Norhamshire,
which were
subsequently treated as
hundreds of Northumberland; and those...
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produce owed by
standing custom to the Bishop. The
areas of
North Durham (
Norhamshire) and
Bedlingtonshire are included, but not
those areas in the possession...
- steward, sheriff,
escheator and
chief justice) in the bishop's
liberty of
Norhamshire and Islandshire.
Knighted in 1410, he was sent by the king on a number...
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liberties subject to
other powers: Durham, Sadberge, Bedlingtonshire, and
Norhamshire belonging to the
bishop of Durham;
Hexhamshire to the
archbishop of York;...
- also had a
number of liberties: the Bedlingtonshire,
Islandshire and
Norhamshire exclaves within Northumberland, and the
Craikshire exclave within the...
