In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whorlton like this:
WHORLTON, a township-chapelry in Gainford parish, Durham; 3¼ miles SW of Winston r. station, and 3¾ ESE of Barnard-Castle. It has a post-office under Darlington. Acres, 1,760. Real property, £2,420. Pop., 292. Houses, 54. The property is subdivided. Limestone is quarried. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £107. Patron, the Vicar of Gainford. The church is good.
Whorlton through time
Whorlton is now part of Teesdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teesdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whorlton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whorlton, in Teesdale and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4298
Date accessed: 02nd June 2024
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