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"The number of inhabitants in 1801 was 20; in 1811, 14; in 1821, 30; in 1831, 67; in 1841, 30; in 1851, 26; in 1861, 23; in 1871, 18; in 1881, 910; and in 1891, 902."
Whitworth
"The population in 1801 was 122; in 1811, 115; in 1821, 112; in 1831, 104; in 1841, 290; in 1851, 659; in 1861, 3652. This great increase was due to the opening out of the coalfield, and the increase of the ironworks, which caused the rapid development of that portion of this township now known as Spennymoor. In 1871 the number of inhabitants had increased to 5028, and in 1891 to 6295."
[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan , London, 1894]
The 1851 Census Index (booklet 120) published by the Cleveland Family History Society may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
"The Church - It is remarkable that the foundation of this church, as well as its dedication, are points upon which no information can be found. That it is of ancient foundation there is no doubt, and that by the early lords of Whitworth. It is a small but well-proportioned structure, in the Early English style, consisting of nave and chancel, south porch, and organ chamber and vestry on the north of the chancel. In 1803 the church was rebuilt, and again in 1850. In 1886 a new organ was put in; in 1889-90 the chancel and the nave were reseated; and in 1892 further improvements were made in the chancel. The living, valued at £270, is in the gift of the dean and chapter and in the incumbency of the Rev. Edward Abercrombie Wilkinson, M.A."
[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan , London, 1894]
There is a picture (40 kbytes) of the parish church of St. Paul, Spennymoor; supplied by Bill Henderson.
Whitworth
"The register dates from 1569." [From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan , London, 1894]
The Parish Registers for the period 1569-1958 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Whi).
Marriage indexes for 1754-1837 (4 kbytes) from the George Bell Collection of Durham and Northumberland Indexes.
The Marriages (1754-1837) are included in the Joiner Marriage Index.
Spennymoor
The Parish Registers for the period 1863-1979 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Sp).
Index to St Pauls Marriage registers 1863-1914
- transcribed by Derek Boys.
The following records for churches in the ancient parish of Whitworth are also available at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL: -
- Tudhoe Grange 1883-1985 (EP/TuG).
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Whitworth to another place.
Spennymoor
A local history book entitled "The History of the Urban District of Spennymoor" was published in 1897 by James J. Dodds. It contains much background to the area as well as local anecdotes from the time, and a copy can be reserved for borrowing from Spennymoor branch library. Copies in good condition also contain a detailed map
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NZ240345 (Lat/Lon: 54.704828, -1.629238), Whitworth which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.