Winterton, Durham

Historical Description

Winterton, a small village in Sedgefield parish, Durham, near Ferry Hill station on the N.E.R., and 9 miles from Durham. It has a post, money order, and telegraph effice under Ferry Hill. The County Lunatic Asylum was erected here in 1858, enlarged in 1879, and a new wing added in 1889. It consists of two blocks, with accommodation for 1300 inmates, and has a chapel. Gas for lighting it is supplied from works within the grounds.

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Winterton are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

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