Warden Law, Durham
Historical Description
Warden Law, a township in Houghton-le-Spring parish, Durham, 2½ miles E by S of Houghton-le-Spring. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Houghton-le-Spring (R.S.O.) Acreage, 498; population, 85. Warden Law is a lofty hill which commands extensive views.
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 County | County Durham | |
Civil parish | Houghton le Spring | |
Poor Law union | Houghton-le-Spring | |
Ward | Easington |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Warden Law from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Warden-Law)
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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