Place:Hedworth Monkton and Jarrow, Durham, England

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Hedworth Monkton and Jarrow from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"HEDWORTH, MONKTON, AND JARROW, a township in Jarrow parish, Durham; extending from Hedworth on the Newcastle and Sunderland railway, north by eastward, to Jarrow on the Tyne. Hedworth itself is 3¼ miles SSW of South Shields. Acres of the township: 2,826; of which 476 are water. Real property of Hedworth alone: £2,972; of Monkton and Jarrow: £22,012; of which £1,500 are in mines and £4,000 in quarries. Population of the township, in 1851: 3,835; in 1861: 6,494. Houses: 909. The increase of pop. was caused by the extension of the iron ship building trade." See Jarrow.

Hedworth Monkton and Jarrow was a township in the ancient parish of Jarrow. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1894 the civil parish and township were both abolished and the area was absorbed into the parishes of Hebburn, Jarrow and Monkton. (Source: A Vision of Britain through Time)

In 1974 this part of Durham became part of the district of South Tyneside within the county of Tyne and Wear.

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.