In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Heighington like this:
HEIGHINGTON, a township and a parish in Darlington district, Durham. The township lies 1¼ mile W of the Stockton and Darlington railway, 2½ E of a Roman road, and 6 NNE of Darlington; and has a station, jointly with Aycliffe, on the railway, and a post office under Darlington. Acres, 1, 743. ...
Real property, £4, 070. Pop., 668. Houses, 164. The parish contains also the townships of Walworth, Killerby, CoatsawMoor, Redworth, and School-Aycliffe. Acres, 7, 278. Real property, £10, 425. Pop., 1, 323. Houses, 288. The property is much divided. Limestone, for building, is largely worked. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £217.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church has a Norman chancel-arch, and a Norman tower; was recently restored; and contains a richly carved pulpit. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed grammar school, with £33 ayear, and other charities with £6.
Heighington through time
Heighington is now part of Darlington district. Click here for graphs and data of how Darlington has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Heighington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Heighington, in Darlington and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2403
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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