Seaham, Durham Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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== Parish History  ==

SEAHAM (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Easington, N. division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham, 6 miles (S. by E.) from Sunderland.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 36-40.  Date accessed: 27 July 2013. </ref>  

The parish of Seaham was created from the ancient Parish of [[Dalton le Dale, Durham]] and has a '''Norman church'''. The dedication of the church was changed from that of St Andrew to St Mary the Virgin . There are references to the church dating back to 1501 although the building shows signs of much earlier construction and is&nbsp;the only surviving building of the original Saxon Village. The church was founded by King Athelston in 930AD. It has both Saxon and early Norman masonry in its nave, a 13th century chancel and west tower. Over the 16th century porch door is a late 18th century sundial with an unusual verse, now illegible, which begins: "The natural clockwork by the mighty one wound up at first and ever since has gone....." <br>  

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