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== Parish History == | |||
HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING (St. Michael), a town and '''parish''', and the head of a union, in the N | HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING (St. Michael), a town and '''parish''', and the head of a union, in the N division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham, 6½ miles NE from Durham, and 266 NNW from London. There are meeting-houses for '''Baptists''', '''Independents''', '''Wesleyans''', and a '''Roman Catholic''' chapel.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51049#s11 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 562-566. Date accessed: 22 July 2013.</ref> | ||
'''Additional information:''' St Michael Houghton-le-Spring is an ancient parish and parts of the church are Norman the remainder thirteenth century. | '''Additional information:'''<br> | ||
St Michael Houghton-le-Spring is an ancient parish and parts of the church are Norman, the remainder are from the thirteenth century. | |||
The parish includes Biddick Waterville, Burn Moors, Cocken,Eppleton, East and Middle Herrington, West Herrington, Offerton, South Biddick,Moor House, Morsley, Middleton Grange,Offerton and | The parish includes Biddick Waterville, Burn Moors, Cocken, Eppleton, East and Middle Herrington, West Herrington, Offerton, South Biddick, Moor House, Morsley, Middleton Grange, Offerton and Warden Law. | ||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||