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 == Parish History  ==
 BENFIELDSIDE, a township, in the '''chapelry''' of Medomsley, '''parish''' and union of Lanchester, W. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, One of the first meeting-houses for the Society of Friends in the north of England was established in the township; there are also places of worship for Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans.—See Shotley-Bridge. Benfieldside St. Cuthbert was created in 1847 from&nbsp; St. Ebba [[Ebchester, Durham]];&nbsp; [[Medomsley, Durham]] St. Mary Magdalene.
-Parts of this parish became part of these parishes: Blackhill St. Aidan (1884); Consett Christ Church (1862)
-Although not a village in its own right (ecclesiastically it incorporates Shotley Bridge, Bridgehill and much of Blackhill), it is signposted and locally known. The name 'Benfieldside' survives in Benfieldside Road, a school of that name, the local tennis club and the church. Its post office no longer exists, though one remains in the village of Shotley Bridge. The Parish Church is dedicated to St. Cuthbert and is situated on Church Bank. The area is situated directly to the north of Consett, to which it is effectively attached.<br>
-<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50792  ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 207-210. Date accessed: 10 July 2013.</ref>
+<br> <ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50792  ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 207-210. Date accessed: 10 July 2013.</ref>
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