In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Morton Grange like this:
MORTON-GRANGE, a township in Houghton-le-Spring parish, Durhamshire; on the Northeastern railway, at Fence-Houses r. station, 5 ½ miles NNE of Durham. Acres, 505. Real property, £656. Pop., 220. Houses, 36. The manor belongs to the Earl of Durham.
Morton Grange through time
Morton Grange is now part of Chester le Street district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chester le Street has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Morton Grange itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Morton Grange, in Chester le Street and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5298
Date accessed: 25th April 2025
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