Place:Coniscliffe, Durham, England

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Name	Coniscliffe
Alt names	High Coniscliffe	source: township in ancient parish
	Low Coniscliffe	source: township in ancient parish
	Carlbury	source: hamlet in Low Coniscliffe
Type	Parish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates	54.537°N 1.648°W
Located in	Durham, England
See also	Darlington Ward, Durham, England	ancient county division in which it was located
	Darlington Rural, Durham, England	rural district of which it was part 1894-1974
	Darlington District, Durham, England	district municipality since 1974

source: Family History Library Catalog

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

"CONISCLIFFE, two townships and a parish in Darlington district, Durham. High Coniscliffe township lies on the river Tees, on the Roman road to Binchester, and on the South Durham railway, adjacent to Piercebridge [railway] station, 4¼ miles W of Darlington; and has a post office under Darlington. Real property: £2,608. Population: 234. Houses: 51. A Roman station seems to have been here; and Roman relics, including coins and an altar, have been found.

"Low Coniscliffe township lies also on the Tees, about a mile SE of High Coniscliffe; and includes the hamlet of Carlbury. Real property: £1,429. Population: 200. Houses: 38.

"The parish comprises 3,008 acres. Real property: £4,037. Population: 434. Houses: 89. The property is divided among a few. The Coniscliffe fells, in the north, are romantic eminences, with slate quarries and copper ore. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value: £216. Patron: the Bishop of Durham. The church is early English, has a tall spire, and commands a fine prospect. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £12.

Coniscliffe was an ancient parish in the Darlington Ward of County Durham. Its two townships were made separate civil parishes in 1866, but have been redirected here. They became part of the Darlington Rural District from 1894 until 1974. Between 1974 and 2009 High and Low Coniscliffe became part of the larger Darlington non-metropolitan district (a unitary authority).

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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.