A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
TEESDALE, a district, all registrationally in Durham, but in part politically in N. R. Yorkshire; comprehending the sub-districts of Staindrop, Barnard-Castle, and Middleton. Acres, 174,162. Poor rates in 1863, £7,902. Pop. in 1851, 19,813; in 1861, 20,880. Houses, 4,007. Marriages in 1863, 147; births, 685,-of which 69 were illegitimate; deaths, 382,-of which 123 were at ages under 5 years, and 13 at ages above 85. Marriages in the ten years 1851-60, 1,687; births, 6,729; deaths, 3,923. The places of worship, in 1851, were 17 of the Church of England, with 3,185 sittings; 5 of Independents, with 1,065 s.; 2 of Baptists, with 540 s.; 2 of Quakers, with 330 s.; 16 of Wesleyans, with 2,619 s.; 12 of Primitive Methodists, with 1,958 s.; 3 of Roman Catholics, with 534 s.; and 1 of Unitarians, with 55 attendants. The schools were 29 public day-schools, with 2,100 scholars; 35 private day-schools, with 872 s.; 32 Sunday schools, with 2,480 s.; and 1 evening school for adults, with 7 s. The workhouse is in Barnard-Castle.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a district, all registrationally" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Teesdale RegD/PLU County Durham AncC Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Teesdale |
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