In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wolviston like this:
WOLVISTON, a township and a chapelry in Billingham parish, Durham. The township lies 1¾ mile N of Billingham r. station, and 4½ N by E of Stockton-upon-Tees; and has a post-office under Stockton upon-Tees. Acres, 2,396. Real property, £3,084. Pop., 653. Houses, 140. The property is divided among three.—The chapelry was constituted in 1860. Pop., 787. Houses, 163. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £380.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of D. The church is tolerable. A new-burial-ground was enclosed in 1869.
Wolviston through time
Wolviston is now part of Stockton on Tees district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stockton on Tees has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wolviston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wolviston, in Stockton on Tees and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4300
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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