In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Laithkirk like this:
LAITH-KIRK, a chapelry in Romald-Kirk parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Tees, at the boundary with Durham, 1 mile SE of Middleton-in-Teesdale, and 9 NW of Barnard-Castle r. station. It was constituted in 1844; and its post-town is Middleton-in-Teesdale, under Darlington. Pop., 1,330. Houses, 229. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £103. * Patron, the Rector of Romald-Kirk.
The location is where the name "Laithkirk" appears on the modern 1:50,000 map. Additional information about this locality is available for Romaldkirk
Laithkirk through time
Laithkirk is now part of Teesdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teesdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Laithkirk itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Laithkirk, in Teesdale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25244
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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