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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] {{Infobox England Jurisdictions | ||
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| Type = [[Ancient Parish ]] | | Type = [[Ancient Parish ]] | ||
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| Archive = [[Durham Record Office]] | | Archive = [[Durham Record Office]] | ||
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=== 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> | |||
'''Additional information:''' 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. | |||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br> | To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br> | ||
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*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||