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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