Tudhoe & Spennymoor Local History Society

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    "Situated on the south side of the Wear Valley, midway between the ancient settlements of Bishop Auckland and Durham, Spennymoor only came into existence during the mid 19C. Previously, eight villages, all now satellites of this small market town, surrounded the open common known as the Spenny Moor. Most of these, including Tudhoe, already existed when the Boldon Book, the North East’s equivalent to the earlier Domesday Book, was compiled in 1183...."
  • Owner

    Durham in Time
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: http://www.durhamintime.org.uk/tudhoe/
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 8 years, 11 months ago
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