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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]]  
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<br> [[Image:Lynesack and Softley Church Co Durham.jpg|thumb|right|Lynesack and Softley Church Co Durham.jpg]]  
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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


LYNESACK, with Softley, a '''township''', in the chapelry of Hamsterley, parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 6 miles (N. by W.) from Staindrop; This extensive township is commonly called South Side. A considerable portion of the land is tithe free. There are places of worship for '''Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans'''. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51126#s25 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013. </ref>  
LYNESACK, with Softley, a '''township''', in the chapelry of Hamsterley, parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 6 miles (N. by W.) from Staindrop; This extensive township is commonly called South Side. A considerable portion of the land is tithe free. There are places of worship for '''Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans'''. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51126#s25 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013. </ref> {{Infobox England Jurisdictions
 
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| Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish ]]
| County = Durham
| Hundred = Darlington
| Poor Law Union = Auckland
| Registration District = Auckland
| PRbegin = 1848
| BTbegin = None
| Province = York
| Diocese = Durham
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Darlington
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Durham Record Office]]
}}
=== Resources  ===


==== Civil Registration  ====
==== Civil Registration  ====
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  


==== Church records  ====
==== Church records  ====
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br>  
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br>  


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== Websites ==
== Websites ==


== References  ==
== References  ==
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