In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cocken like this:
COCKEN, a township in Houghton-le-Spring parish, Durham; on the river Wear, 3½ miles NNE of Durham. Acres, 437. Real property, £660. Pop., 77. Houses, 14. Cocken Hall is a romantically situated residence, almost surrounded by the Wear.
Cocken through time
Cocken is now part of Durham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Durham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cocken itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cocken, in Durham and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1848
Date accessed: 20th April 2025
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