In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dalton le Dale like this:
DALTON-LE-DALE, a township and a parish in Easington district, Durham. The township lies near the coast, 1¾ mile NE by E of Murton r. station, and 6¼ S of Sunderland. Acres, 797. Real property, £776. Pop., 102. Houses, 20. The parish contains also the townships of Dawdon, Cold Hesleton, and East Morton; and its post town is Seaham, under Sunderland. ...
Acres, 4, 281; of which 195 are water. Real property, £53, 902; of which £24, 747 are in mines, and £11, 378 in railways-Pop., 8, 432. Houses, 1, 251. The property is sub-divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £201.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is chiefly early English, but has a Norman door; and it contains a round font with quatrefoiled panels, and is in good condition. The p. curacy of Seaham-Harbour is a separate benefice. Charities, £50.
Dalton le Dale through time
Dalton le Dale is now part of Easington district. Click here for graphs and data of how Easington has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dalton le Dale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dalton le Dale, in Easington and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1854
Date accessed: 10th October 2024
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