Enjoy a glimpse of history about Shincliffe in County Durham, North East England, UK.
The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
SHINCLIFFE is a township and ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1831 from the parish of St. Oswald, Durham, in the Northern division of the county, south division of Easington ward, Durham union and county court district, and rural deanery of South Easington, archdeaconry and diocese of Durham, 2 miles south-east from Durham; here is a railway station on the North Eastern railway (Durham and Sunderland branch), and adjoining the village there is a station on the North Eastern railway in connection with the main line. The church of St. Mary is a stone structure in the Early English style; it consists of chancel, nave, transept, tower, and spire with 3 bells, and contains an organ. The register dates from the year 1826. The living is a rectory, yearly value £385 and house, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Durham, and held by the Rev. George Robert Bulman, M.A. Durham. There is an extensive colliery village in the township, adjoining the pit belonging to J. H. Love and partner. The Primitive Methodists, Wesleyans, and New Connexion Methodists, have each a chapel here. The Dean and Chapter are lords of the manor and principal landowners. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, and grass. The area of the township is 1,379 acres; rateable value, £8,943; and the population in 1871 was 2,123; the area of the ecclesiastical parish is 1,755 acres; the population in 1871 was 2,185.
OLD DURHAM is a hamlet in the township of Shincliffe, situated about 1 mile from the city of Durham, in a most retired and romantic situation on the banks of the river Wear. The land, with the coal mines, is the property of the Marquis of Londonderry.
Parish Clerk, George Thompson.
POST OFFICE, Shincliffe.—Letters through Durham, arrive at 7.40 a.m.; dispatched at 5.15 p.m
POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank, Bank top.—John Willis, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Durham at 8.5 a.m.; dispatched at 5.5 p.m
SCHOOLS:—
British, Edwin James Burgham, master
National, Wm. Lovett, master; Miss Annie Raine, mstrs
RAILWAY STATIONS:—
Durham & Sunderland branch, Wm. Smith, station mstr
North Eastern, Archibald Henry Craig, station master
Atkinson Thomas, Bank top
Bulman Rev. Geo. Robt. M.A. [rector] Ferens James Jackson French Robert Grayson William, Shincliffe hall
Rawes John Gerard, South grange
Smith Charles Ferguson Stevenson Miss Young Michael #### COMMERCIAL.
Alderson John, market gardener
Alderson Simon, farmer
Anderson Peter, grocer
Barker Joseph, Oak Tree, Bank top
Balls Robert, Railway inn Bates Matthew, Avenue inn
Beckwith Joshua, Rose Tree Broon William, butcher
Brown Thomas, wheelwright
Brown William, butcher
Carss John, grocer, draper, tea, boot & shoe & general provision dealer, salt, whiting, oil & color mer. Bank top
Coxon George, farmer
Douglas John, farmer
Ellis Samuel, watch maker, Bank top
Ford Thomas, timber merchant, Shincliffe timber works
French William, blacksmith
Green Wm. Pine Apple, Old Durham
Greenwell William, farmer
Gustard Hy. colliery viewer, Avenue ho
Hodgson Thos. grocer & provision dealr
Hopps James, farmer, Old Durham
Johnson William Vasey, Seven Stars Love J. H. & partner, colliery proprietors, Shincliffe colliery; & at 28 Market place, Durham
Love Anthony, colliery agent
Lowe Thomas, farmer, West grange
Lowe Thomas, farmer
Maugham Matthew, boot & shoe maker
Metcalf John, Orange Tree Mood John, butcher
Morrison George, shopkeeper, Bank top
Oliver Stephen, brick & tile manufacturer; mill; Shincliffe brick works, & Shincliffe mill
Potts Joseph, farmer, HighGrange farm
Ross Thomas, market gardener
Sanderson James, farmer
Sharp Margaret (Mrs.), farmer
SherburnHouse Brick & Tile Co. (The) (James Todd, agent), Shincliffe
Smurthwaite John, farm bailiff to J. H. Love & Partner
Snaith George, Colliery inn Thompson George, shoe maker
Willis Jhn. salt & whiting dlr. Bank top
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