Gateshead Fell, Durham

Historical Description

Gateshead Fell, a village and an ecclesiastical parish formed from the parish of Gateshead, Durham, on the N.E.R., adjacent to Gateshead. The village consists of Sheriff Hill or Gateshead High Fell and surrounding neighbourhood. It has a post and money order office, named High Fell, under Gateshead; telegraph office, Low Fell. Population of parish, 3102. Coal and stone are worked, the latter producing some of the best grindstones. The living of Sfc John is a rectory in the diocese of Durham; net yearly value, £288 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Durham. The church has a lofty tower with spire, and was built in 1825, and reconstructed and thoroughly restored in 1885. There are United Free Methodist and New Connexion Methodist chapels. There j is an hospital for infectious diseases, erected in 1879 by the Gateshead urban authorities.

Administration

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

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

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Gateshead Fell from the following:

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

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