In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eldon like this:
ELDON, a township in Auckland-St. Andrew parish, Durham; near the Clarence railway, 3½ miles SE by E of Bishop Auckland. Acres, 1, 540. Real property, £6, 088; of which £4, 893 are in mines. Pop., 311. Houses, 65. It gives the title of Earl to the family of Scott.
Eldon through time
Eldon is now part of Sedgefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eldon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eldon, in Sedgefield and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4194
Date accessed: 11th October 2024
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