High and Low Coniscliffe, Durham

Historical Description

Coniscliffe, High and Low, two townships and a parish in Durham. High Coniscliffe township lies on the river Tees, and on the Roman road to Binchester, 1 mile from Piercebridge station on a branch of the N.E.R., and 4½ miles W of Darlington, and has a post office under Darlington; money order and telegraph office, Piercebridge. Acreage, 2139; population, 349. A Roman station seems to have been here, and Roman relics, including coins and an altar, have been found. Low" Coniscliffe township lies also on the Tees, about a mile SE of High Coniscliffe, and includes the hamlet of Carlbury. Acreage, 1039; population, 149. The entire parish comprises 3178 acres; population, 498. The Coniscliffe Fells in the north-are romantic eminences, with slate quarries and copper ore. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham; net value½ £210 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Durham. The church is Early English, has a tall spire, and commands a. fine prospect. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Administration

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

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for High and Low Coniscliffe from the following:

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

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