Hawthorn, County Durham: People and Places of 1879

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

The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland

by Kelly and Company

Published in 1879

HAWTHORN is an ecclesiastical parish and small village taken from the parish of Easington, from which it is $1\frac{1}{4}$ miles north-by-north-east: it is situated on an eminence, overlooking the beautiful bay of Hawthorn Hythe, and situated in Hawthorn Burn: it is in the union of Easington, county court district of Seaham Harbour, and Northern division of the county. The church of St. Michael is a Gothic stone structure, erected in 1863 by J. R. L. Pemberton, esq.: the body of the church is open; it has a bell turret, 1 bell, and some stained windows. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £200, in the gift of R. L. Pemberton, esq. and held by the Rev. William Mirrielees, M.A. of Queen’s College, Oxford. Hawthorn Tower is pleasantly situated half a mile east from the village: it is the residence of Richard Laurence Pemberton, esq. J.P. The schools here were erected by R. L. Pemberton, esq. who is the principal landowner and lord of the manor. The area of the township is 1,552 acres; rateable value, £3,255; and the population in 1871 was 268.

Mirrielees Rev. William, M.A. [vicar]

Pemberton Richard Laurence, D.L., J.P. Hawthorn tower

COMMERCIAL.

Alexander James, Stapleton Arms inn Beckwith Wm. farmer, West Butterlaw

Brough Robt. frmer. & collector of taxes

Brown John Lamb, stone mason

Butt James, farmer

Fenwick Hannah (Mrs.), market gardener & shopkeeper

Hills Edward, miller, Hawthorn hill

Jacques Christphr. farmer, Kinley hill

Oliver Geo. market gardener, Eagle hall

Park Thomas, blacksmith

Patteson Michael, farmer, East Buttershaw

Rennison Vincent, farm bailiff to R. L. Pemberton, esq. Peak house

Sismey Richard, farm bailiff to South Hetton Coal Co

Stonehouse William & Son, farmer

Surtees Ridley, farmer

Tate Thomas, farmer, Great Coop house

Tindle Matthew & Sons, farmers

Wade William, farmer

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