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Garmondsway Moor, Durham

Historical Description

Garmonds-way Moor, a parish in Durham, 6½ miles SE by S of Durham, and 1 mile from Coxhoe Bridge station on theN.E.R. Acreage, 1149; population, 160. TheViaGar-mundi, or road of Gormond the Dane, by which Canute went barefooted to the shrine of St Cuthbert at Durham, traversed the township, and gave rise to its name. Raisby Hill limestone quarries and lime works are situated here.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCounty Durham 
Civil parishBishops Middleham 
Poor Law unionSedgefield 
WardStockton 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Garmondsway Moor from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for County Durham is available to browse.


Newspapers and Periodicals

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