Topics > County Durham > Great Burdon

Great Burdon


BURDON, GREAT, a township, in the parish of Haughton-le-Skerne, union, and S. E. division of the ward, of Darlington, S. division of the county of Durham, 2 miles (N.E. by E.) from Darlington; containing 117 inhabitants. It comprises 589 acres, of which 312 are arable, 264 grass-land, and 14 acres roads and waste. The whole of the township is leased under the Dean and Chapter of Durham: the tithes were commuted in 1838 for £131. 6. The Stockton and Darlington railway passes on the south.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.

County Durham Haughton-Le-Skerne Parish, 1848 Barmpton, Great Burdon and Haughton-le-Skerne War Memorial Borough of Darlington River Skerne
5 Resources
Add Resource
Borough of Darlington
  Co-Curate Page
Borough of Darlington
- Overview About the Borough of Darlington Map Darlington Borough Council is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of County Durham. The borough is part of the Tees Valley combined …
from Geograph (geograph)
Entering Great Burden on the A1150
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Blacksmiths Cottage: Great Burdon Village
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Houses in Great Burdon
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
Barmpton, Great Burdon and Haughton-le-Skerne War Memorial
  Co-Curate Page
Barmpton, Great Burdon and Haughton-le-Skerne War Memorial
- The war memorial for Barmpton, Great Burdon and Haughton-le-Skerne is located near St Andrew's Church in Hauton. The memorial was unveiled on the 7th of October 1920 by Lt. Col. …

Comments

Add a comment or share a memory.

Login to add a comment. Sign-up if you don't already have an account.

Related Pages


Geo / Heritage Meta Data

County: County Durham
Grid ref: NZ320164

ABOUT US

Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria. Co-Curate is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using social media and open archives/data.

LATEST SHARED RESOURCES