Mainsforth
Sign in to saveMainsforth is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bishop Middleham, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is to the east of Ferryhill. The earliest settlement in Mainsforth may have been on Marble (Narble Hill). It has been suggested, without great historical foundation, that this was a Danish settlement. In 1961 the parish had a population of 229. From medieval times through to the early twentieth century the village was in effect a small collection of farms and farm workers' cottages.
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Mainsforth – wieś w Anglii, w hrabstwie Durham. Leży 12 km na południe od miasta Durham i 364 km na północ od Londynu.
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