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Helmington Row
Helmington Row is a village in County Durham, situated between Crook and Willington, and located about 7 miles south-west of the city of Durham and 3 miles north-west of Bishop Auckland. A village of Helmington Row was recorded in Medieval times, but it's exact location is uncertain.[1] Historically, Helmington Row was a township in the ancient parish of Brancepeth. From 1866 to 1937, Helmington Row was a civil parish. Houses in the village include the former Board Schools of 1877, and there are two former Primitive Methodist chapels on East View, a smaller stone chapel of 1855 and it's brick built replacement of 1913. Homelands Court, is a housing development on the former site of Homelands Hospital, which was built in 1903 as a fever hospital. The hospital closed in December 2004.
HEMLINGTON-ROW, a township, in the parish of Brancepeth, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 4¼ miles (N.W. by N.) from Bishop-Auckland; containing 435 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Crook to Willington, a short distance north-west of the river Wear, and comprises about 1580 acres of land. The tithes have been commuted for £85. 5.
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.
In the rebellion of 1569, which was an attempt to re-establish the Catholic religion, nine persons joined from Elmyden Rawe (Helmington Row), and two were executed.
Extract from: History of the Crook and Neighbourhood Co-operative Corn Mill, Flour & Provision Society Limited and a short history of the town and district of Crook, by Edward Lloyd, 1916
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Helmington Row Deserted Medieval Village
- The medieval village of Helmington Row may have stood in this area, though its precise location is unknown.....
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Helmington Row Deserted Medieval Village
- The medieval village of Helmington Row may have stood in this area, though its precise location is unknown.....
Added by
Simon Cotterill
