In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elstob like this:
ELSTOB, a township in Great Stainton parish, Durham; on the Clarence railway, 8 miles WNW of Stockton-upon-Tees. Acres, 733. Real property, £449. Pop., 30. Houses, 6. The name is thought to be a corrup-tion of "Ella's stob, " derived from the fact that Ella the Dane, after landing, first pitched his tent here.
Elstob through time
Elstob is now part of Darlington district. Click here for graphs and data of how Darlington has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elstob itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elstob, in Darlington and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6197
Date accessed: 16th May 2024
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