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Haughton le Skerne  County Durham

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Haughton le Skerne like this:

HAUGHTON-LE-SKERNE, a village, a township, and a parish, in Darlington district, Durham. The village stands on the river Skerne, near the Northeastern and the Darlington and Stockton railways, 1½ mile NE of Darlington; is a considerable place; and has a bridge over the Skerne, and a post office under Darlington. ...


The township comprises 1,898 acres. Real property, £3, 914. Pop. in 1851, 474; in 1861, 536. Houses, 125. The parish contains also the townships of Coatham-Mundeville, Whessoe, Brampton, Morton-Palms, Great Burdon, and Sadberge. Acres, 10, 301. Real property, £10, 395. Pop. in 1851, 1, 403; in 1861, 1, 473. Houses, 310. The property is much subdivided. Haughton Hall and Red Hall are chief residences. A great battle was fought at Haugh*ton Bridge, and an ancient causeway goes thence to Lingfield Lane. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £1, 000. Patron, the Bishop of Durham. The church is ancient, with a tower; has a Norman door and chancel arch; contains old oak stalls and two brasses; and was reported, in 1859, as not good. A chapel of ease was built, in 1865, in Coatham-Mundeville; and is a handsome edifice, in the early English style. The vicarage of Sadberge is a separate beuefice. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £5. Bishop Butler was rector.

Haughton le Skerne through time

Haughton le Skerne is now part of Darlington district. Click here for graphs and data of how Darlington has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Haughton le Skerne itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Haughton le Skerne, in Darlington and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4210

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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