In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Windlestone like this:
WINDLESTONE, a township in Auckland-St. Andrew parish, Durham; 3½ miles ESE of Bishop-Auckland. Acres, 1,250. Real property, £1,631. Pop., 134. houses, 31. W. house is the seat of Sir W. Eden, Bart.
Windlestone through time
Windlestone is now part of Sedgefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Windlestone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Windlestone, in Sedgefield and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5308
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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