Elwick Hall, Durham
Historical Description
Elwick Hall, a parish in Durham, adjacent to Elwick township, and containing the Beacon Hill, 4 miles W of Hartlepool town, and 4 from Castle Eden station on the N.E.R. Post town, Elwick, under Castle Eden station. Acreage, 44:40; population, 178. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham; net value, £350. Patron, the Bishop of Manchester. The church is mainly Early English, contains an octagonal font and a sculpture of the Crucifixion, and is very good. Elwick Hall is the rectory house.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | County Durham | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Elwick-Hall St. Peter | |
Poor Law union | Stockton | |
Ward | Stockton |
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 Elwick Hall from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Elwick-Hall, or West Parish (St. Peter))
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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