Place:Ouston, Northumberland, England

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NameOuston
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates55.033°N 1.879°W
Located inNorthumberland, England
See alsoStamfordham, Northumberland, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Tynedale Ward, Northumberland, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Castle Ward Rural, Northumberland, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1955
Stamfordham, Northumberland, Englandcivil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Ouston from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"OUSTON, a township in Stamfordham parish, Northumberland; near the river Pont, 9½ miles E N E of Hexham. Acres: 511. Population: 23. Houses: 4."

Ouston was a township in the ancient parish of Stamfordham and became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and the area was absorbed back into the parish of Stamfordham.

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