Haughton le Skerne, Durham

Historical Description

Haughton-le-Skerne, a village, a township, and a parish in Durham. The village stands on the river Skerne, 2 miles NE of Darlington station on the N.E.R.; is a considerable place, and has a bridge over the Skerne, and a post and money order office under Darlington; telegraph office, Darlington. The township comprises 1942 acres; population, 737. The parish contains also the townships of Coatham Mundeville, Whessoe, Brampton, Great Burdon, and the hamlet of Harrowgate. Haughton Hall, Red Hall, Whinfield, and the Rectory are chief residences. A great battle was fought at Haughton Bridge, and an ancient causeway goes thence to Lingfield Lane. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham; gross value, £1100. Patron, the Bishop of Durham. The church is ancient, with a tower; has two Norman doorways and chancel arch; contains old oak stalls, with richly carved ends and poppy heads, and two brasses. A chapel of ease was built in 1865, in Coatham Mundeville, and is a handsome edifice in the Early English style. There is a parochial reading-room.

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.

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Haughton le Skerne from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Haughton-Le-Skerne (St. Andrew))

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Haughton le Skerne 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