In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Staindrop like this:
STAINDROP, a village, a township, a parish, and a sub-district, in Teesdale district, Durham. The village stands 2 miles NNW of Winston r. station, and 5½ SW of Bishop-Auckland; is a seat of petty sessions; and has a post-office‡ under Darlington, an inn, and a library with news-room. ...
The township comprises 1,751 acres. Real property, £5,655. Pop., 1,333. Houses, 318. The parish includes five other townships, and comprises 11,837 acres. Pop., 2,406. Houses, 535. The property is subdivided. Raby Park is a prominent feature. Lead works are in Langleydale. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Cockfield. The church is partly early English, partly perpendicular; was restored in 1849; and contains sedilia, oak stalls, and rich monuments of two Earls of Westmoreland and the late Duchess of Cleveland. The vicarage of Ingleton is a separate benefice. There are four dissenting chapels, a national school, and charities £128.—The sub-district contains 3 parishes and 2 parts. Acres, 26,828. Pop., 5,246. Houses, 1,092.
Staindrop through time
Staindrop is now part of Teesdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teesdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Staindrop itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Staindrop, in Teesdale and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2778
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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