Hamsteels, County Durham

Hamsteels Hall and the nearby farm/hamlet of West Hamsteels are located on Hamsteels Lane, about 1½ miles north-west of the village of Esh in County Durham and about 6 miles west of the City of Durham and 2 miles west of Langley Park. Hamsteels is part of Lanchester Civil Parish.

BURNOP, with Hamsteels, a township, in the parish and union of Lanchester, W. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham; containing 154 inhabitants. Burnop, which probably derives its name from "Brunehop," the gill or hollow of the Brune or Browney, lies on that river; Hamsteels is situated across the water westward nearer Esh. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for £81. 7. 10. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

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.