A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ESCOMB, a parochial chapelry in Auckland district, Durham; on the river Wear, and on the Weardale railway, 1½ mile WNW of Bishop-Auckland. Post town, Bishop-Auckland, under Darlington. Acres, 840. Real property, £15, 360; of which £11, 250 are in mines, and £70 on the railway. Pop. in 1851, 1, 293; in 1861, 3, 743. Houses, 649. The property is subdivided. The chief employment is coal-mining. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £300. Patron, the Bishop of Durham. The church was at one time prebendal to Auckland college; was annexed, in 1501, to Durham deanery; and is in tolerable condition. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a parochial chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Auckland RegD/PLU County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Escomb |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.