Middlestone Explained

Official Name:Middlestone
Country:England
Region:North East England
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Population:67
Population Ref:(2001 census)
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Middlestone is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.[1] It is situated to the south of Spennymoor, near Kirk Merrington. In the 2001 census Middlestone had a population of 67.[2]

Civil parish

Middlestone was formerly a township in the parish of Auckland-St. Andrew,[3] from 1866 Middlestone was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Auckland, part also went to form Spennymoor.[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1812.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool). 9780319228777 . Ordnance Survey. 2010.
  2. Web site: Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets . Durham County Council . PDF . 14 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007090304/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/Lookup/Wear%20Valley%20Settlement%20Summary%20Sheets%20Numbers/%24file/Wear%2BValley%2BSettlement%2BSummary%2BSheets%2BNumbers.pdf . 7 October 2007 .
  3. Web site: History of Middlestone, in Wear Valley and County Durham. A Vision of Britain through Time. 7 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Middlestone Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 7 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Population statistics Middlestone Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 7 August 2023.

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