Concerning the description of particular parishes in County Durham by John Adams

Reference number: RBO/7/102

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Adams had been employed in compiling a survey of England - here he would like the opinion of the Society about his work on Durham
Concerning the parish of Houghton-le Spring: lists the rectors of Houghton-le-Spring from 1432 to 1677; details of charitable work; of the boundaries; the soil, collieries, wood, water; about the demography and topography of the area
Read to the Royal Society on 21 December 1698

Reference number: RBO/7/102
Page extent: 7 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Concerning the description of particular parishes in County Durham by John Adams, RBO/7/102, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_102/concerning-the-description-of-particular-parishes-in-county-durham-by-john-adams, accessed on 14 July 2026

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