Whorlton, Durham

Historical Description

Whorlton, a township-chapelry in Gainford parish, Durham, 3½ miles SW of Winston station, and 3½ ESE of Barnard Castle. It has a post and money order office under Darlington; telegraph office, Barnard Castle. Acreage, 1972; population, 249. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham; net value, £116. Patron, the Vicar of Gainford. The church is in the Decorated style, and consists of chancel, nave, and turret. There is a Congregational chapel.

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.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Whorlton from the following:

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

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Whorlton 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