Place:Durham Ward, Durham, England

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NameDurham Ward
TypeHundred
Located inDurham, England

The 1832 map illustrating the wards of County Durham (listed below) divides the county into only four wards: the Northern Division made up of Chester Ward to the northwest of the smaller Easington Ward on the North Sea coast, and the Southern Division made up of Stockton Ward on the west and Darlington Ward on the east. Durham Ward, which was only established in 1829, does not appear on the map.

The city of Durham is located just to the west of the dividing line between Chester and Eastington Wards. The ward appears to take in the city itself and some of the surrounding parishes. Because Durham Ward was established later, many of the parishes also appear as part of one of the other wards.

Parishes and Townships

Ancient parishes are listed in bold type.

Parish and TownshipsDescriptionAncient ParishNotes
Bishop Middleham parish (ancient), civil parish Bishop Middleham
Brancepeth parish (ancient), civil parish Brancepeth
Broom township, civil parish Durham St. Oswald
Cassop township, civil parish Kelloe
Cassop cum Quarrington civil parish Kelloe
Cornforth township, civil parish Bishop Middleham
Coxhoe township, civil parish Kelloe
Crook and Billy Row township, civil parish Brancepeth
Crossgate township, civil parish
Durham Castle (and Precincts) extra parochial area, civil parish Durham
Durham College extra parochial area, civil parish Durham
Durham Magdalen Place extra parochial area, civil parish Durham
Durham St. Cuthbert parish
Durham St. Giles parish (ancient), civil parish Durham St. Giles transferred to Durham in 1916
Durham St. Margaret chapelry Durham St. Oswald also known as "Old Durham"
Durham St. Mary le Bow with St. Mary the Less parish (ancient), civil parish Durham St. Mary le Bow with St. Mary the Lesstransferred to Durham in 1916
Durham St. Nicholas parish (ancient), civil parish Durham St. Nicholas transferred to Durham in 1916
Durham St. Oswald chapelry, parish (ancient), civil parish Durham St. Oswald transferred to Durham in 1935
Elvet township, civil parish Durham St. Oswald
Esh chapelry, civil parish Lanchester
Ferryhill township, civil parish Merrington
Framwellgate township, civil parish Durham
Garmondsway Moor township, civil parish Bishop Middleham
Hett township, civil parish Merrington, Durham St. Oswald
Houghton le Spring parish (ancient), civil parish, urban district Houghton le Spring
Kelloe parish (ancient), civil parish Kelloe
Kimblesworth parish (ancient), civil parish Kimblesworth
Mainsforth township, civil parish Bishop Middleham
Merrington parish (ancient), civil parish Merrington
Moorhouse township, civil parish Houghton le Spring
Moorsley township, civil parish Houghton le Spring
Pittington parish (ancient), civil parish Pittington
Plawsworth township, civil parish
Quarrington township, civil parish Kelloe
Shadforth township, civil parish Pittington
Sherburn township, civil parish Pittington
Sherburn House extra parochial area, civil parish
Shincliffe township, civil parish Durham St. Oswald
Stockley township, civil parish Brancepeth
Sunderland Bridge township, civil parish Durham St. Oswald
Thrislington township, civil parish Bishop Middleham
Whitwell House extra parochial area, civil parish
Witton Gilbert parish (ancient), civil parish Witton Gilbert

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