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William Fordyce The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham comprising a condensed account of its natural, civil and ecclesiastical history from the earliest period to the present time; its boundaries, ancient parishes, and recently formed parochial districts and chapelries, and parliamentary and municipal divisions; its agriculture, mineral products, manufactures, shipping, docks railways, and general commerce; its public buildings, churches, chapels, parochial registers, landed gentry, heraldic visitations, local biography, schools, charities, sanitary reports, population, etc., compiled from parliamentary and official documents, private information, and other authentic sources Volume 1 Thomas Fordyce, 1855

William Fordyce The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham comprising a condensed account of its natural, civil and ecclesiastical history from the earliest period to the present time; its boundaries, ancient parishes, and recently formed parochial districts and chapelries, and parliamentary and municipal divisions; its agriculture, mineral products, manufactures, shipping, docks railways, and general commerce; its public buildings, churches, chapels, parochial registers, landed gentry, heraldic visitations, local biography, schools, charities, sanitary reports, population, etc., compiled from parliamentary and official documents, private information, and other authentic sources Volume 2 Thomas Fordyce, 1855

William Hutchinson The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Volume 1 Mr. S. Hodgson and Messrs. Robinsons, 1785

William Hutchinson The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Volume 2 S. Hodgson and Messrs. Robinsons, 1787

William Hutchinson The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Volume 3 printed by F. Jollie for the author, 1794

E. Mackenzie and M. Ross An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the County Palatine of Durham; comprehending the various subjects of natural, civil, and ecclesiastical geography, agriculture, mines, manufactures, navigation, trade, commerce, buildings, antiquities, curiosities, public institutions, charities, population, customs, biography, local history, etc. Volume 1 Mackenzie and Dent, 1834

E. Mackenzie and M. Ross An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the County Palatine of Durham; comprehending the various subjects of natural, civil, and ecclesiastical geography, agriculture, mines, manufactures, navigation, trade, commerce, buildings, antiquities, curiosities, public institutions, charities, population, customs, biography, local history, etc. Volume 2 Mackenzie and Dent, 1834

William Page (ed.) The Victoria History of the counties of England. A history of Durham Volume 1 Archibald Constable and Company Limited, 1905

William Page (ed.) The Victoria History of the counties of England. A history of Durham Volume 2 London University, Institute of Historical Research, 1968 (reprinted from original of 1907)

William Page (ed.) The Victoria History of the counties of England. A history of Durham Volume 3 The St. Catherine Press, 1928

William Page (ed.) The Victoria History of the counties of England. A History of Yorkshire North Riding Volume 1 London University, Institute of Historical Research, 1968 (reprinted from original of 1914)

William Page (ed.) The Victoria History of the counties of England. A history of Yorkshire North Riding Volume 2 London University, Institute of Historical Research, 1968 (reprinted from original of 1923)

William Page (ed.) The Victoria History of the counties of England. A history of the County of York North Riding; Index to Volumes 1-2 London University, Institute of Historical Research, 1968 (reprinted from original of 1925)

Durham County Council The Durham Book Frank Graham, 1973

Durham County Council The Durham Book Durham County Council, 1983

Durham County Council The County Durham Book [3rd edition] The British Publishing Company Ltd., 1992

Durham County Council The County Durham Book [4th edition] Durham County Council, 1999

George Neasham The History and Biography of West Durham [deals with Durham Halmote Court Rolls, Consett and Knitsley, 1715 rebellion, Blackhill and Shotley Bridge] 1881

John C. Dewdney (ed.) Durham County and City with Teesside Durham Local Executive Committee of the British Association Surveys, 1970

T.E.C. Walker and Sydney Warner The King's England. Durham Twixt Tyne and Tees Hodder and Stoughton, 1953

William Andrews (ed.) Bygone Durham William Andrews and Company, 1898

Iris Wedgwood Northumberland and Durham Faber and Faber, 1932

T. Cox Durham [from Magna Britannia], including a plan of Durham by R. Morden 1720

Sid Chaplin and H. G. Stokes The Lakes to Tyneside [About Britain, no. 10] Collins for the Festival of Britain Office, 1951

George Neasham North Country sketches, notes, essays and reviews printed by Thomas Caldcleugh for the author, 1893

George Lawrence Gomme (ed.) The Gentleman's Magazine Library: being a classified collection of the chief contents of the gentleman's magazine from 1731 to 1868. English Topography, Part IV, Durham - Gloucester Elliot Stock, 1893

Sir Timothy Eden Durham Volume 1 Robert Hale Ltd. [post 1945]

Sir Timothy Eden Durham Volume 2 Robert Hale Ltd., 1952

F.S. Eden A School History of the County Palatine of Durham Clarendon Press, 1909

Helen G. Bowling, L.C. Coombes and Robert Walker The land of the three rivers. The Tyne, the Wear and the Tees Macmillan, with the North East Industrial and Development Association, 1958

M.A. Richardson The Local Historian's Table Book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads, etc. etc. connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham Volume 1 M.A. Richardson, 1841

M.A. Richardson The Local Historian's Table Book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads, etc., etc., connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham Volume 2 M.A. Richardson, 1842

M.A. Richardson The Local Historian's Table Book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads, etc., etc., connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham Volume 3 M.A. Richardson, 1843

M.A. Richardson The Local Historian's Table Book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads, etc., etc., connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham Volume 5 M.A. Richardson 1846

G.E. Mitton and A. Heaton-Cooper The County of Durham A. and C. Black Ltd., 1924

G.A. Cooke G.A. Cooke's Durham. Topographical and statistical description of the county of Durham; containing an account of its Situation, Extent, Towns, Roads, Rivers, Minerals, Fisheries, Manufactures, Commerce, Fairs, Agriculture, Markets, Curiosities, Antiquities, Natural History, Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, etc. To which is prefixed, a copious travelling guide, exhibiting the direct and principal cross roads, inns and distances of stages, and noblemen's and gentlemen's seats: which form a complete county itinerary: with a list of the fairs, and an index table, shewing, at one view, the distances of all the towns from London, and of towns from each other Sherwood, Jones and Company, n.d

Manson R. Taylor Zig-zag Ramblings of a Naturalist William Dresser and Sons, 1898

D.B. Smith and E.A. Francis Geology of the country between Durham and West Hartlepool [Natural Environment Research Council, Institute of Geological Sciences] Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1967

J.R. Boyle Comprehensive guide to the county of Durham: with maps and plans Walter Scott Ltd, 1892

Henry R. Leighton (ed.) Memorials of old Durham George Allen and Sons, 1910

John Sykes Local Records; or Historical Register of remarkable events, which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, from the earliest period of authentic record to the present time, with biographical notices of deceased persons of talent, eccentricity and longevity, c. A. D. 80 - 1799 Volume 1 T. Fordyce, 1865

John Sykes Local Records; or Historical Register of remarkable events, which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, from the earliest period of authentic record to the present time, with biographical notices of deceased persons of talent, eccentricity and longevity, 1800 - 1832 Volume 2 T. Fordyce, 1866

John Latimer Local Records; or Historical Register of remarkable events, which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, with biographical notices of deceased persons of talent, influence, & c., in the district, 1832 - 1857, being a continuation of the work, under the same title, published by the late Mr. Sykes Chronicle Office, Newcastle, 1857

T. Fordyce Local Records; or Historical Register of remarkable events, which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, with biographical notices of deceased persons of talent, eccentricity and longevity, commencing with the year 1833 to the end of 1866, being a continuation of the work published by the late Mr. John Sykes T. Fordyce, 1866

A.E. Smailes North England. Regions of the British Isles Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited., 1961

Frank Graham (ed.) Northumberland and Durham One Hundred Years Ago. Compiled by Frank Graham from old prints Frank Graham, 1968

Edward Hughes North Country Life in the Eighteenth Century: The North-East, 1700-1750 Oxford University Press, 1952

Sir Cuthbert Sharp (ed.) The Rising in the North. The 1569 Rebellion. Being a reprint of the Memorials of the Rebellion of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland. Edited in 1840 Shotton, 1975

Frank Atkinson Life and Tradition in Northumberland and Durham J.M. Dent and Sons, 1977

Norman McCord Durham History from the Air Durham County Local History Society, 1971

S. Middlebrook (ed.) Picture of Tyneside, or Life and Scenery on the River Tyne circa 1830. Reproductions of Thirty-three engravings by Lambert and Collard from drawings by J.W. Carmichael Oriel Press Limited, 1969

D. Pocock and R. Norris A History of County Durham Phillimore and Company Ltd., 1990

H. Conyers Surtees Parish Histories Volume 1 Patrick and Page, 1919-1926

H. Conyers Surtees Parish Histories Volume 2 Patrick and Page, 1922-1926

H. Conyers Surtees Parish Histories Volume 3 1920-1930

H. Conyers Surtees The History of the Castle of Brancepeth at Brancepeth, County Durham 1920

William Whellan History, topography and directory of the county palatine of Durham, comprising a general survey of the county with separate historical, statistical and descriptive sketches of all the towns, boroughs, ports, parishes, chapelries, townships, villages, wards and manors, to which are subjoined a history of Newcastle upon Tyne and a list of the seats of the nobility and gentry Whittaker and Co., 1856 Microfiche of directory available: M86/1/1-16

William Whellan History, topography and directory of the county palatine of Durham, comprising a general survey of the county with separate historical, statistical and descriptive sketches of all the towns, boroughs, ports, parishes, chapelries, townships, villages, wards and manors, to which are subjoined a history of Newcastle upon Tyne and a list of the seats of the nobility and gentry Whittaker and Co., 1856 NB front title page, preface, introductory review pp 2, 18-80 are missing

Francis Whellan and Co. History, topography and directory of the county palatine of Durham, comprising a general survey of the county and a history of the city and diocese of Durham with separate historical, statistical and descriptive sketches of all the wards, towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, hamlets and manors, also articles on the geologym, pre-historic remains and Roman roads and a variety of archaeological, agricultural and biographical information to which is subjoined a list of the seats of the nobility and gentry 2nd edition Francis Whellan and Co., 1894 Microfiche of directory available: M86/2/1-23

Francis Whellan and Co. History, topography and directory of the county palatine of Durham, comprising a general survey of the county and a history of the city and diocese of Durham with separate historical, statistical and descriptive sketches of all the wards, towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, hamlets and manors, also articles on the geology, pre-historic remains and Roman roads and a variety of archaeological, agricultural and biographical information to which is subjoined a list of the seats of the nobility and gentry 2nd edition Francis Whellan and Co., 1894 Microfiche of directory available: M86/2/1-23

Robert Surtees of Mainsforth The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham; compiled from original records, preserved in public repositories and private collections: and illustrated by engravings of architectural and monumental antiquities, portraits of eminent persons &c., volume 1 John Nichols & son and G. Andrews, 1816

Robert Surtees of Mainsforth The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham; compiled from original records, preserved in public repositories and private collections: and illustrated by engravings of architectural and monumental antiquities, portraits of eminent persons &c., volume 2 John Nichols & son and G. Andrews, 1820

Robert Surtees of Mainsforth The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham; compiled from original records, preserved in public repositories and private collections: and illustrated by engravings of architectural and monumental antiquities, portraits of eminent persons &c., volume 3 John Nichols & son and G. Andrews, 1823

Robert Surtees of Mainsforth The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham; compiled from original records, preserved in public repositories and private collections: and illustrated by engravings of architectural and monumental antiquities, portraits of eminent persons &c., volume 4 John Nichols & son and G. Andrews, 1840

Reverend James Raine, M.A. The history and antiquities of North Durham, as subdivided into the shires of Norham, Island and Bedlington, which, from the Saxon period until the year 1844, constituted parchels of the County palatine of Durham, but are now united to the County of Northumberland, with numerous engravings, &c. John Boyer Nichols & son and George Andrews

Martin Roberts Durham, 1000 years of history Tempus Publishing Limited, 2003

Gillian Cookson The Townscape of Darlington Victoria County History, 2003

Gillian Cookson The Victoria History of the Counties of Durham, volume IV, Darlington The Institute of Historical Research, Boydell & Brewer, 2005

Gillian Cookson The Victoria History of the Counties of Durham, volume IV, Darlington The Institute of Historical Research, Boydell & Brewer, 2005

Robert Surtees of Mainsforth The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham; compiled from original records, preserved in public repositories and private collections: Hartlepool Section [Contains the parishes of Dalton-le-Dale; Easington; Castle Eden; Hesleden; Kelloe; Wingate; Trimdon; Houghton le Spring from Surtees - vol.1 and the parishes of Elwick; Hart; Hartlepool; and Stranton from Surtees - vol.3] Reprinted from Robert Surtees, The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham; compiled from original records, preserved in public repositories and private collections: and illustrated by engravings of architectural and monumental antiquities, portraits of eminent persons &c., volume 1 & volume 3 Reprinted without illustrations Hills and Company, 1910

Gillian Cookson (editor) The Victoria History of the Counties of England A History of the County of Durham, Volume V: Sunderland Boydell and Brewer, 2015

Gillian Cookson (editor)The Victoria History of the Counties of England A History of the County of Durham, Volume V: Sunderland Boydell and Brewer, 2015

David Simpson The Millennium History of North East England Leighton in association with The Northern Echo, 1999

Robert Surtees The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Volume I, With a new Introduction by Professor E. Birley EP Publishing Ltd in collaboration with Durham County Library, 1972

Robert Surtees The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Volume II EP Publishing Ltd in collaboration with Durham County Library, 1972

Robert Surtees The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Volume III EP Publishing Ltd in collaboration with Durham County Library, 1972

Robert Surtees The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Volume IV EP Publishing Ltd in collaboration with Durham County Library, 1972

Philip Nixon and Denis Dunlop Exploring Durham History Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited, 1998

Glen Lyndon Dodds Historic Sites of County Durham Albion Press, 1996

Norman McCord and Richard Thompson A Regional History of England: The Northern Counties from AD 1000 Longman, 1998