In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Morton Tinmouth like this:

MORTON-TYNEMOUTH, a township in Gainford parish, Durham; 7½ miles NW of Darlington. Acres, 399. Real property, £729. Pop., 27. Houses, 6. The property belonged anciently to Tynemouth priory.

Morton Tinmouth through time

Morton Tinmouth is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Morton Tinmouth itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Morton Tinmouth in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5794

Date accessed: 23rd January 2026


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