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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | ||
[[Image:Houghton le Spring St Michael & All Angels Co Durham.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Houghton le Spring St Michael & All Angels Co Durham.jpg|thumb|right|Houghton le Spring St Michael & All Angels Co Durham.jpg]] | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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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 (N. E.) from Durham, and 266 (N. N. W.) from London. There are meeting-houses for '''Baptists, Independents, and 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> | 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 (N. E.) from Durham, and 266 (N. N. W.) from London. There are meeting-houses for '''Baptists, Independents, and 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:''' | '''Additional information:''' | ||
St Michael Houghton-le-Spring is an ancient parish and parts of the church are Norman the remainder thirteenth century. | St Michael Houghton-le-Spring is an ancient parish and parts of the church are Norman the remainder thirteenth century. | ||
The parish includes Biddick Waterville, Burn Moors, Cocken,Eppleton, East | 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 Wardenlaw. | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | ||
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[[Category:Durham]] | [[Category:Durham]] | ||