Durham Parishes

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County Resources

The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham V.2 by W. Fordyce comprising a condensed account of its natural, civil, and ecclesiastical history from the earliest period to the present time; its boundaries, ancient parishes, and recently formed parochial district and chapelries, and parliamentary and municipal divisions; its agriculture, mineral productions, manufacture, shipping, docks, railways, and general commerce’ its public buildings, churches, chapels, parochial registers, Landed Gentry, Heraldic Visitations, local biography, schools, charities, sanitary report, population, &c., compiled from Parliamentary and Official Documents, Private Information and other Authentic Sources. Embellished by Numerous Illustrations. Publisher: A. Fullarton and Co. Date of publication: 1857 File size: 71 MB – This book is a free download from Parishmouse