In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tow Law like this:
TOW-LAW, a village in Wolsingham and Brancepeth parishes, Durham; on the Bishop-Auckland and Carrhouse railway, 3 miles ENE of Wolsingham. It stands on an eminence, with a commanding view; it originated in iron-works, begun in 1844; it occupies ground on which previously were only a farmhouse and a small hostelry; it is now populous and prosperous; and it has a post-office‡ under Darlington, a r. station with telegraph, and three dissenting chapels.
Tow Law through time
Tow Law is now part of Wear Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wear Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Tow Law itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tow Law, in Wear Valley and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/360
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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