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Parish of Auckland, St. Andrew, 1848


AUCKLAND, ST. ANDREW, a parish, in the union of Auckland, partly in the S.E., but chiefly in the N.W., division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham. In the S.E. division are the townships of Byers-Green, Coundon-Grange, Eldon, Middlestone, Midridge, Midridge-Grange, Old-Park, Westerton, and Windleston; while the N. W. division includes the market-town of Bishop-Auckland, the chapelries of St. Helen Auckland and Hamsterley, and the townships of St. Andrew, West Auckland, North and South Bedburn, Barony, Binchester, Coundon, Evenwood, Hunwick with Helmington, Lynesack with Softley, Newfield, Newton-Cap, Pollard's Lands, Shildon, and East Thickley; the whole containing 19,100 inhabitants, of whom 1367 are in the township of St. Andrew, 1 mile (S.) from Bishop-Auckland. This extensive parish comprises by computation 11,195 acres, and contains six considerable villages; it abounds with coal and limestone, and its surface is highly varied. The Stockton and Darlington railroad passes through it; and in 1837 an act was obtained for constructing the Bishop-Auckland and Weardale railway, which branches from the Stockton and Darlington at Shildon, and passes within a quarter of a mile of Bishop-Auckland, which see.

The living is a perpetual curacy, with the chapelry of St. Anne; net income, about £550, nearly half of which arises from a bequest by Bishop Barrington; patron, the Bishop of Durham; impropriators, the Landowners of the parish. The tithes attached to the living have been commuted for £46. 10.; and there is a glebe valued at £117 per annum. The church, a spacious cruciform structure, was made collegiate for the secular canons ejected by Bishop Carileph from his cathedral of Durham, in 1082; and in 1292 was endowed by Bishop Beck for a dean and nine prebendaries: three or four additional prebends were founded by Bishop Langley, in 1428. At the Dissolution, the deanery was valued at £100. 7. 2., and the prebends at £79. 16. 8.: the dean's house and some of the prebendal houses have been converted into residences for farmers. There are distinct incumbencies at Byers-Green, Coundon, Escomb, Etherley, Hamsterley, St. Helen's, and Shildon; also places of worship for Independents, Ranters, the Society of Friends, and others. The union comprises 33 parishes and places, and contains a population of 21,979.

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.

Civil Parishes in County Durham Coundon County Durham, 1848 - Parishes and Townships Windlestone Eldon Township, 1848 Westerton Bishop Auckland, 1848 West Auckland, 1848 St Helen Auckland, 1848 Newton Cap, Township, 1848 Hunwick with Helmington, township, 1848 Binchester Township, 1848 Byers Green Old Park, County Durham Evenwood with Barony Township, 1848 Etherley (district), 1848 Newfield (Bishop Auckland) Lynesack with Softley, 1848 Windlestone Township, 1848 Shildon Township, 1848 South Bedburn Township, 1848 Hamsterley, 1848 East Thickley Middlestone Coundon Grange Middridge Township, 1848 Middridge Grange Township, 1848 North Bedburn, 1848 Pollards Lands Township, 1848 Westerton Township, 1848
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West Auckland, 1848
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West Auckland, 1848
- AUCKLAND, WEST, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3½ miles (SW. by …
St Helen Auckland, 1848
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St Helen Auckland, 1848
- AUCKLAND, ST. HELEN, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Andrew, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3 miles (S.S.W.) …
Byers Green
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Byers Green
- Overview About Byers Green Map Street View Byers Green is a village in County Durham, located close to the River Wear and a mile and a half West of Spennymoor. The …
Coundon Grange
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Coundon Grange
- COUNDON-GRANGE, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 1½ mile (E.S.E.) from …
Windlestone
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Windlestone
- Sir Anthony Eden, Priminister in the 1955-1957, was born at Windlestone Hall in 1897.
Westerton
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Westerton
Eldon Township, 1848
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Eldon Township, 1848
- ELDON, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3½ miles (S.E. by …
Windlestone Township, 1848
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Windlestone Township, 1848
- WINDLESTON, a township, in the new district of Coundon, parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, …
Lynesack with Softley, 1848
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Lynesack with Softley, 1848
- LYNESACK, with Softley, a township, in the chapelry of Hamsterley, parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of …
Hamsterley, 1848
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Hamsterley, 1848
- HAMSTERLEY, a parochial chapelry, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 6¼ miles (W.) from Bishop-Auckland; containing …
Bishop Auckland, 1848
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Bishop Auckland, 1848
- AUCKLAND, BISHOP, a market-town and chapelry, in the parish of St. Andrew, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 10½ miles …
Middridge Township, 1848
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Middridge Township, 1848
- MIDRIDGE, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S.E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 4¾ miles (S.E. by S.) …
Middridge Grange Township, 1848
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Middridge Grange Township, 1848
- MIDRIDGE-GRANGE, a township, in the union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 7 miles (N.) from Darlington; containing 40 inhabitants. The …
Middlestone
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Middlestone
- Overview Map Street View Middlestone is a hamlet in County Durham, located just under half a mile west of Kirk Merrington. MIDDLESTONE, a township, in the parish of Merrington, union …
Newfield (Bishop Auckland)
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Newfield (Bishop Auckland)
- Overview Map Street View NEWFIELD, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N.W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3½ …
Binchester Township, 1848
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Binchester Township, 1848
- BINCHESTER, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N.W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 2 miles (N. by E.) …
South Bedburn Township, 1848
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South Bedburn Township, 1848
- BEDBURN, SOUTH, a township, in the chapelry of Hamsterley, parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N.W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 8 …
East Thickley
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East Thickley
- Overview Map East Thickley is on the eastern edge of Shildon in County Durham. There is a farm and former quarry here. The farm is the site of a deserted …
Shildon Township, 1848
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Shildon Township, 1848
- SHILDON, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3½ miles (S.E. by …
Evenwood with Barony Township, 1848
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Evenwood with Barony Township, 1848
- BARONY, with Evenwood, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N.W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham; containing 1,729 inhabitants. …
Etherley (district), 1848
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Etherley (district), 1848
- ETHERLEY, an ecclesiastical district, in the chapelry of St. Helen Auckland, parish of St. Andrew Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3½ …
Coundon
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Coundon
- Overview About Coundon Map Street View Coundon is a village in County Durham, located just under 2 miles east of Bishop Auckland. COUNDON, a township, in the parish of St. …
Newton Cap, Township, 1848
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Newton Cap, Township, 1848
- NEWTON-CAP, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, ½ a mile (N.W.) …
Hunwick with Helmington, township, 1848
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Hunwick with Helmington, township, 1848
- HUNWICK, with Helmington, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3½ miles …
Old Park, County Durham
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Old Park, County Durham
- Overview Map Street View Old Park Hall Farm is located about 1½ miles west of Spennymoor and 3½ miles north of Bishop Auckland. The farmhouse here is by the site …

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