Place:Brandon and Byshottles, Durham, England

source: Family History Library Catalog

source: Family History Library Catalog

source: Family History Library Catalog

the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Brandon and Byshottles is a civil parish in County Durham, England. According to the 2001 UK census it had a population of 17,774 which increased to 18,509 at the 2011 UK census.

Brandon and Byshottles was established as a local government unit when it was established as a Local Board District in 1882 and was reconstituted as an urban district through the Local Government Act 1894. The Brandon and Byshottles Urban District Council was abolished in 1974 when the area became part of the (now abolished) City of Durham local government area. The present Brandon & Byshottles Parish is co-terminous with the pre-1974 Urban District Council area. Since 2009 County Durham has been a unitary authority.

Brandon and Byshottles was originally a township in the ancient parish of Brancepeth in County Durham. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. It was a coal mining area.

The parish includes the colliery settlements of Brandon, New Brancepeth, Langley Moor, Meadowfield and Waterhouses which have been redirected here and for which there are brief notes below. Esh Winning and Ushaw Moor have been redirected to Esh with which they have had longer associations. No references to Byshottles outside the title "Brandon and Byshottles" has been found. The former parish of Broom (now known as Broompark) was part transferred to Brandon and Byshottles in 1937 and is considered separately in WeRelate.

Research Tips

• County Durham Archives. Durham County Record Office is located on the Lower Ground Floor of County Hall, the administrative headquarters of Durham County Council, in Durham City.
• Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and the northern part of County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• The Cleveland, North Yorkshire & South Durham Family History Society covers the southern part of County Durham as well as the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire on the south side of the River Tees. Their homepage includes a map to show the society's coverage. (Once again, full address and other details on the website)
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Durham 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
• Ordnance Survey map of Durham 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Durham 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
• Unfortunately, the Victoria County History for Durham is limited in its coverage. It only includes the cathedral city of Durham, including an account of the cathedral itself. Also covers Stockton Ward in the south-east of the county (bordering North Yorkshire) including Hartlepool and Stockton on Tees.