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Place name search results

Search Place Names

The following is an alphabetical list of place names in County Durham showing their corresponding parish(es), at any given date.

Please click a parish to jump to detailed information (such as location and the availability of registers and indexes) for each parish, within our 'Church Registers'. Alternatively, click on an initial letter to jump to place names in that section.

Places starting with Wh

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  • Wham
    • Hamsterley St. James (until 1848)
    • Lynesack St. John (1848 onwards)
  • Wheatbottom
    • Brancepeth St. Brandon (until 1843)
    • Crook St. Catherine (1843 onwards)
  • Wheatley Hill
    • Kelloe St. Helen (until 1843)
    • Thornley St. Bartholomew (near Kelloe) (1843 to 1912)
    • Wheatley Hill All Saints (1912 onwards)
  • Whessoe
    • Haughton-le-Skerne St. Andrew
  • Whickham
    • Whickham St. Mary
  • Whinfield
    • Haughton-le-Skerne St. Andrew
  • Whitburn
    • Whitburn St. Mary
  • Whitburn Colliery
    • Whitburn St. Mary
  • White Kirkley
    • Wolsingham St. Mary and St. Stephen
  • White Lea
    • Brancepeth St. Brandon (until 1843)
    • Crook St. Catherine (1843 onwards)
  • White Mare Pool
    • Heworth St. Mary
  • White-le-Head
    • Tanfield St. Margaret
  • Whitton
    • Grindon St. James the Greater (until 1872)
    • Stillington St. John the Divine (1872 onwards)
  • Whitwell Grange/House
    • Whitwell House
  • Whitworth
    • Whitworth
  • Whorley Hill
    • Whorlton St. Mary
  • Whorlton
    • Whorlton St. Mary

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