Etherley, Durham

Historical Description

Etherley, a village and an ecclesiastical parish in St Andrew's parish, Auckland, Durham, 3½ miles WSW of Bishop-Auckland. The village is picturesquely situated, and contains a very handsome lecture-room, institute, and recreation ground, in addition to two national schools. The railway station on the N.E.R. is 1½ mile distant. Bishop-Auckland is the post town. The parish, which includes the hamlet of Morley, abounds with coal and freestone. Population, 1993. It was constituted in 1833, and subsequently, by order in Council, made a rectory. The net value of the living is .6384 with residence. The church is a fairly good one, and in good repair. Patron, the Bishop of Manchester.

Administration

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

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Etherley from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Etherley)

Land and Property

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

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers covering county Durham online:

• Hartlepool Mail
• Northern Echo
• Durham County Advertiser
• Teesdale Mercury