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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.
Norhamshire and Islandshire located to the north of Northumberland at the time of the map were transferred to Northumberland in 1844.
A Vision of Britain through Time) quotes from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "Darlington Ward commences 2 miles east of the town; goes northward to the vicinity of Durham; is bounded along the south and the south-west by the river Tees; and extends westward to the boundaries with Westmorland and Cumberland. Acres: 278,251. Population: 113,167. Houses: 21,379."
Parishes and Townships
Ancient parishes are listed in bold type.
Parish and Townships | Description | Ancient Parish | Notes
| Archdeacon Newton | township, civil parish | Darlington |
| Auckland St. Andrew | parish (ancient), civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Auckland St. Helen | chapelry, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Aycliffe | parish (ancient) | Aycliffe |
| Barmpton | township, civil parish | Haughton le Skerne |
| Barnard Castle | chapelry, civil parish | Gainford |
| Binchester | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Bishop Auckland | township, civil parish, urban district | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Blackwell | township, civil parish | Darlington |
| Bolam | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Brafferton | township, civil parish | Aycliffe |
| Brancepeth | parish (ancient), civil parish | Brancepeth |
| Brandon and Byshottles | township, civil parish, urban district | Brancepeth |
| Byers Green | township, chapelry, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew and Whitworth |
| Chilton | township, civil parish | Merrington |
| Cleatlam | township, civil parish | Gainford and Staindrop and Winston |
| Coatham Mundeville | township, civil parish | Haughton le Skerne |
| Coatsay Moor | township, civil parish | Heighington |
| Cockerton | township, civil parish | Darlington |
| Cockfield | parish (ancient), civil parish | Cockfield |
| Coniscliffe | parish (ancient) | Coniscliffe |
| Cornsay | township, civil parish | Lanchester |
| Coundon | township, chapelry, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Coundon Grange | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Crook and Billy Row | township, civil parish | Brancepeth |
| Darlington | parish (ancient), civil parish, county borough | Darlington |
| Denton | chapelry, civil parish | Gainford |
| Durham St. Oswald | chapelry, parish (ancient), civil parish | Durham St. Oswald |
| East Thickley | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Eggleston | chapelry, civil parish | Middleton in Teesdale |
| Eldon | township, civil parish | |
| Escomb | chapelry, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Etherley | township, civil parish | |
| Evenwood and Barony | township, civil parish | |
| Ferryhill | township, civil parish | Merrington |
| Forest and Frith | township, civil parish | Middleton in Teesdale |
| Gainford | parish (ancient), civil parish | Gainford |
| Great Aycliffe | township, civil parish | Aycliffe |
| Great Burdon | township, civil parish | Haughton le Skerne |
| Hamsterley | chapelry, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Haughton le Skerne | township, parish (ancient), civil parish | Haughton le Skerne |
| Headlam | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Hedleyhope | township, civil parish | Brancepeth |
| Heighington | parish (ancient), civil parish | Heighington |
| Helmington Row | township, civil parish | Brancepeth |
| Hett | township, civil parish | Merrington |
| High Coniscliffe | township, civil parish | Coniscliffe |
| Hilton | township, civil parish | |
| Houghton le Side | township, civil parish | |
| Hunwick and Helmington | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Hurworth | parish (ancient), civil parish | Hurworth |
| Ingleton | township, civil parish | Staindrop |
| Killerby | township, civil parish | Heighington |
| Lanchester | parish (ancient), civil parish | Lanchester |
| Langleydale and Shotton | township, civil parish | Staindrop |
| Langton | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Low Coniscliffe | township, civil parish | Coniscliffe |
| Low Dinsdale | parish (ancient), civil parish | Low Dinsdale |
| Lynesack and Softley | township, chapelry, civil parish | |
| Marwood | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Merrington | parish (ancient), civil parish | Merrington |
| Middlestone | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Middleton In Teesdale | parish (ancient), civil parish | Middleton In Teesdale |
| Middridge | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Middridge Grange | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew and Heighington |
| Morton Palms | township, civil parish | Haughton le Skerne |
| Morton Tinmouth | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Neasham | township, civil parish | Hurworth |
| Newbiggin | township, civil parish | Middleton in Teesdale |
| Newfield | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Newton Cap | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| North Bedburn | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Old Park | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Piercebridge | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Pollards Lands | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Preston le Skerne | township, civil parish | Aycliffe |
| Raby with Keverstone | township, civil parish | Staindrop |
| Redworth | township, civil parish | Heighington |
| Sadberge | township, civil parish | Haughton le Skerne |
| School Aycliffe | township, civil parish | Heighington |
| Shildon | chapelry, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Sockburn | parish (ancient), civil parish | Sockburn |
| South Bedburn | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Staindrop | parish (ancient), civil parish | Staindrop |
| Stanhope | parish (ancient), civil parish, urban district | Stanhope |
| Stockley | township, civil parish | Brancepeth |
| Streatlam and Stainton | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Summerhouse | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Sunderland Bridge | township, civil parish | Durham St. Oswald |
| Tudhoe | township, civil parish | Whitworth |
| Wackerfield | township, civil parish | Staindrop |
| Walworth | township, civil parish | Heighington |
| Westerton | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Westwick | township, civil parish | Gainford |
| Whessoe | township, civil parish | Haughton le Skerne |
| Whitworth | parish (ancient), civil parish | Whitworth |
| Whorlton | chapelry, civil parish | Gainford |
| Willington | township, civil parish, urban district | Brancepeth |
| Windlestone | township, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Winston | parish (ancient), civil parish | Winston |
| Witton le Wear | chapelry, civil parish | Auckland St. Andrew |
| Wolsingham | parish (ancient), civil parish | Wolsingham |
| Woodham | township, civil parish | Aycliffe |
| Woodland | township, civil parish | Cockfield |
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