Wolviston, Durham Genealogy: Difference between revisions

m
no edit summary
No edit summary
mNo edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]]  
[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]]  


[[Image:Wolviston St Peter Co Durham.jpg|thumb|right]]  
<br> [[Image:Wolviston St Peter Co Durham.jpg|thumb|right|Wolviston St Peter Co Durham.jpg]]  


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==
Line 7: Line 7:
Wolviston St Peter&nbsp; an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Durham, created in 1738 from a chapelry in Billingham&nbsp;[[Billingham, Durham]] Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Newton Bewley. <br>  
Wolviston St Peter&nbsp; an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Durham, created in 1738 from a chapelry in Billingham&nbsp;[[Billingham, Durham]] Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Newton Bewley. <br>  


WOLVISTON, a chapelry, in the parish of Billingham, union of Stockton, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of Durham county, 4½ miles (N. by E.) from Stockton, on the road to Sunderland; containing 588 inhabitants. The chapelry comprises upwards of 4000 acres. The scenery is pleasing; the views embrace the Tees bay, near Redcar, and the Cleveland hills for many miles. The Clarence, and the Stockton and Hartlepool railways pass about a mile and a quarter from the village, at which point the Billingham station is fixed; and about four miles further to the east is Port-Clarence, where is the terminus of the Clarence railway. In the chapelry are some tile-works, a brick-yard, and a pottery on a limited scale.&nbsp; The chapel is dedicated to St. Peter; it was enlarged in 1830, and is a neat stone structure, consisting of a nave and chancel, with a handsome tower. Here is a place of worship for Wesleyans; also a school on the national plan, built, with a house for the master, in 1836, and capable of admitting 120 scholars.  
WOLVISTON, a chapelry, in the parish of Billingham, union of Stockton, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of Durham county, 4½ miles (N. by E.) from Stockton.&nbsp; The chapel is dedicated to St. Peter; it was enlarged in 1830. Here is a place of worship for Wesleyans.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51422 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 643-649. Adapted. Date accessed: 19 December 2012.</ref> <br>  
 
<br>  
 
<br>  


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
Line 56: Line 52:
Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.  
Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.  


[[Category:Durham]]
== Reference ==
 
{Reflist}
 
&nbsp; [[Category:Durham]]
5,308

edits