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Moorhouse, Durham

Historical Description

Moorhouse, a township in Houghton-le-Spring parish, Durham, on the river Wear, 3½ miles NE of Durham, and 1½ mile from South Hetton station on the N.E.R. Acreage, 272; population, 90.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

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

Ancient CountyCounty Durham 
Civil parishHoughton le Spring 
Poor Law unionHoughton-le-Spring 
WardEasington 

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


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Moorhouse from the following:


Land and Property

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


Maps

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


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers covering county Durham online:

DistrictCarlisle
CountyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtCA5
Post TownCarlisle

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