"Penshaw is in the midst of three separate tribal units"
is that so? which tribes? could Penshaw have been a sort of neutral meeting point? (too many questions!)
Geordies, Maccams and Sand dancers! It's an interesting thought though - I've often tinkered with the notion that dialect differences could reflect earlier tribal differences.
Back then, there would be no geordies on the south bank tho.
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