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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | ||
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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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>Samuel A. Lewis, [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>Samuel A. Lewis, [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 and Middle Herrington, West Herrington, Offerton, South Biddick,Moor House, Morsley, Middleton Grange,Offerton and Wardenlaw. | 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. {{Infobox England Jurisdictions | ||
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| Type = [[Ancient Parish ]] | |||
| County = Durham | |||
| Hundred = Easington | |||
| Poor Law Union = Houghton le Spring | |||
| Registration District = Chester le Street; Houghton le Spring | |||
| PRbegin = 1563; Separate registers exist for West Herrington beginning 1840 | |||
| BTbegin = 1762 | |||
| Province = York | |||
| Diocese = Durham | |||
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| Rural Deanery = Easington | |||
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| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory) | |||
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| Archive = [[Durham Record Office]] | |||
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=== Resources === | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
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The parish register for this year may be found | The parish register for this year may be found | ||
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== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. {{Durham}} | ||
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[[Category:Durham]] | [[Category:Durham]] | ||