Evenwood and Toft Hill, County Durham: People and Places in 1879

Enjoy a glimpse of history about Evenwood in County Durham, North East England, UK.

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The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland

by Kelly and Company

Published in 1879

EVENWOOD is a parish and township in Bishop Auckland union and county court district and ward of Darlington, rural deanery of the northern division of Darlington, archdeaconry and diocese of Durham, has a station on the branch line of Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle of the North Eastern railway, and is situated on the summit of a steep bank which rises on the south side of the river Gaunless, 5 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland, 9 1/2 miles from Barnard Castle and 249 miles from London. The church of St. Paul, erected in the year 1867, at a cost of £2,780, is a stone building, in the Early English style, has chancel, nave and 2 bells, and will seat 350 persons. The register dates from the year 1863. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of the Crown and Bishop of Durham alternately, yearly value £300, with residence, and held by the Rev. William Scragg. There are places of worship for the Congregationalists, Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Here are collieries, which are the chief support of the inhabitants. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who are lords of the manor, and J. Bowes, esq. are the principal landowners. The area is 5,259 acres ; rateable value, with barony, £16,923 ; and the population in 1871 was 3,060.

TOFT HILL is in this township, 2 miles south-west, where there is a place of worship for the Primitive Methodists.

POST, MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OFFICE & Savings Bank.—George Maddison, postmaster. Letters from Bishop Auckland arrive at 9 a.m. ; dispatched at 4 p.m.

WALL LETTER BOX at Evenwood Bridge, cleared at 3.45 p.m

POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank, Toft hill.—Robert Calle, receiver. Letters from Bishop Auckland arrive at 9.15 a.m. ; dispatched at 4.30 p.m.

Burial Board, Wade Emmerson, clerk

INSURANCE AGENT.—Sovereign Life, W. Wanless

SCHOOLS :—

National, Edwin Ryecroft, master

National (Ramshaw) John Potts, master

British, Miss Willan, mistress

Railway Station, G. H. Coates, station master

Evenwood.

Charlton Edward, Oaks house

Pratt Rev. Thomas [curate]

Scragg Rev. William, Vicarage

Todd William

Atkinson Wm. farmer, Park House farm

Bell Medcalfe, farmer, High Weather hill

Bowbank Margaret (Mrs.), farmer

Bowman Matthew, grocer & farmer

Brown Wilson, Swan inn

Bruce Miles, farmer, Ramshaw house

Burnie Mary (Mrs.), Queen's Head

Cemetery (Geo. Etherington, sexton)

Clark James, Waterloo inn

Coates John, draper, grocer & joiner, Evenwood bridge

Dickinson Richard, blacksmith

Dowson Elizabeth (Mrs.), grocer & draper

Emmerson Wade, assistant overseer

Garrett William, farmer

Gibbons Wm. Brown Jug, & farmer

Hall George, farmer, Cox house

Hamilton David, Trotter Arms, Evenwood bridge

Hodgson John, farmer, Pit green

Hull John & Brothers, farmers

Humes William, farmer, Staindrop rd

Humphries George, farmer, Ramshaw

Humphries Wm. farmer, Martinfield

Islip Matthew, farmer, Pit green

James Thomas, farmer, Ramshaw hall

Jopling Mary (Mrs.), grocer & draper

Kirkup Thomas, butcher

Liddle Robert, grocer & draper, Evenwood bridge

Marley Robert, grocer & draper

Matthews George, Bay Horse

Maughan William, Drover's inn

Middlemist Mark, greengrocer

Millburn George, butcher, Evenwood bridge

Owners of Norwood Colliery (Edwd. Charlton, viewer)

Parkin Geo. picture framer & glazier

Proud Sarah (Mrs.), Evenwood Bridge inn

Snowdon Ann (Mrs.), farmer

Snowdon John, farmer & potter, New Moor pottery

Stobart Henry & Co. colliery proprietors (George Young, manager), Railey Fell & Land's collieries ; head office, Etherley

Stokeld Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper

Todd William, surgeon

Vart Joseph & Jacob, millers

Vart Ralph, farmer

Vart William, butcher & farmer

Vasey James, grocer & draper

Whorrell Ralph, farmer, Coxhouse

Willan Thomas, grocer & draper

Willan Thos. jun. joiner & cartwright

Toft Hill.

Allworthy Charles, M.D

Francis John

Moses Mrs

COMMERCIAL.

Alderson Geo. farmer, Toft Hill hall

Allworthy Charles, surgeon & physician

Armstrong Thomas & Co. general dealers

Armstrong Thomas, blacksmith

Atkinson Joseph, grocer & draper

Blackett Joseph, butcher

Blythman Matthew, grocer & draper

Brown Thomas, butcher

Burrell Thomas, Sportsman's inn

Dodd John, joiner

Fawell David & Son, joiners & cabinet mas

Hodgson John, butcher

Race Thomas, butcher

Raine Richard, auctioneer

Rawe John, grocer & draper

Rodham Margt. (Mrs.), Cross Keys inn

Tarn William, beer retailer

Walker William, tailor & draper

Watson John, grocer & draper

Weatherill Wm. farmer, High Toft Hill

Wilson Hannah (Mrs.), grocer