In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bishop Middleham like this:
BISHOP-MIDDLEHAM, a township and a parish in Stockton district, Durham. The township lies on the river Skern, 2¾ miles SE of Ferryhill r. station, and 8½ SSE of Durham; and has a post office under Ferryhill. Acres, 2,023. Real property, £2,941. Pop., 432. Houses, 100. The parish contains also the townships of Mainsforth, Cornforth, Thrislington, and Garmondswaymoor. ...
Acres, 5,971. Real property, £7,233. Pop., 2,272. Houses, 475. The property is subdivided. The manor was once a seat of the Bishops of Durham. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £285.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are charities £32.
Bishop Middleham through time
Bishop Middleham is now part of Sedgefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bishop Middleham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bishop Middleham, in Sedgefield and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1844
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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