Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Annfield plain the area in which annfield plain developed was known as the lanchester common when much of the land was rough pasture or woodland. Post, money order, and telegraph office, leadgate b. Pits at iveston were small and the yield generally served the local people.
Iveston photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Oral history cherishing and keeping peoples memories. Smallacombe farm, near the pretty village of ilsington. Iveston remembered heres a compilation of photos of iveston village compiled by malcolm campbell. Home based childminder with 28 years childcare experience situated in iveston village. The ketton village history site provides information and resources for the people of ketton and other interested people. The first written entry of the village appears in the bolden book of 1183, the norths version of the doomsday book. Its a historical story of his fond memories of life on the farm as a young boy in iveston please like, comment and share on our facebook page. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is intended to be updated by the ketton village history group, and other contributions will be most welcome. A village history a book edited by clive paine hartest. This charming detached former hemel close to the owners home lies just 1. The old post office offers a pleasant village setting just 20 minutesa. By tim lambert chalton began as a small saxon settlement on the edge of hampshire in the 6th century.
Chestnut cottage in iveston, near lanchester, county. The area was 4,000 acres, and the total population of the parish was estimated at 4,900. The village i knew was a closeknit farming community. There had been a musicians gallery on the north side and a southern gallery, set up in 18, which, when removed, revealed the western arch. It is situated a short distance to the east of consett. We first lived beside the duckpond, in the cottage attached to letch farm, run then or later by mr and mrs harrison. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. The hopper family lived in the small county durham village of iveston in the parish of lanchester from the reign of elizabeth i until at least 1754. Watched penelope keith re hidden village and wanted to buy the book. Early settlements colsterworth is a village of a great road and a small river. The best selection of approved holiday cottages in iveston, durham. In 1085 william i ordered a survey of land ownership and value. This charming, endterrace cottage is situated in the village of iveston, just two and a.
Book the perfect vacation rental find the top 19 consett vacation rentals. Cyclists will be eager to explore the quiet country roads or take the derwent valley railway path east to the outskirts of durham, or west to join the. Meet him in person when you book with crazy creatures. It is recorded that a pit called st ives closed it lay between iveston and the brooms on the eastern outskirts of leadgate village and had in 1728 a newcomen engine.
The saxon word cealc meant chalk and tun meant a farm or hamlet. The village is also listed in bishops hatfields survey 81 as ivestane. There are strongly held beliefs that it was inhabited at the time of the roman occupation in the 3rd century, many coins of this era being found in and around the village. Consett county durham site details keys to the past. Wilfred moved to blackhill where he married hannah shaw in 1931 and had two daughters. Consett is post industrial, not the prettiest town on the planet, but what you would expect from a history of iron and coal mining in the north pennines. Like many other parts of the consett area the true origins of iveston village has been lost to the mists of time. Housing in the area consists of a mixture of traditional cottages and large, newer residential properties. This book draws upon the varied history and unique herita. The station occupies a lofty brow to the west of the village, on a tongue of land formed by the junction of the browney and the smallhope beck. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. Oh emm gee like to see this half an hour from inverness strathpeffer is a wonderful site with a fascinating labyrinth composed of large rocks taken from all over scotland.
Three miles to the north of lanehester, a considerable village on a. In the hoppers of iveston, part 1 the story was told of 6 siblings. Chestnut cottage ref 30035 in iveston, near lanchester. Follow peter shakeshafts account of how he became interested in the history of a village where he once lived, and how he ended up writing a local history that covered almost a thousand years. Get details on chestnut cottage in iveston, near lanchester, county durham with hoseasons. The countryside around the village of castleside is beautiful. Estate agents consett letting agents consett your move.
The ancient village of iveston consett history consett magazine. Crazy creatures north east, blackhill, consett 2020. For local lettings please email us and we will respond quickly. Many other community activities are or have been pursued, including the football club, cricket, a brass band, a youth club, a reading room, a volunteer fire brigade, a garden club and the spratton local history society. This page was last edited on 29 january 2019, at 08. Visit lanchester from this property, a village steeped in history dating back to the 12th century, with some. The county of durham has a wealth of history and great places to visit so go and visit it all, the not so good balanced with.
Lanchester is steeped in history dating back to the 12th century and it has a large village green which sits in the middle of some charming properties, with 3 village inns and eateries to hand. The building is a central passage, double pile, georgiantype structure with five bays. This charming, end terrace cottage is situated in the village of iveston, just two and a. Lovingly decorated and furnished throughout, this cottage is the perfect base for families and. Book crazy creatures, for a fun, educational change to the traditional birthday party. Laurel cottage iveston yorkshire dales self catering holiday. Community life village history spratton local history. It is a small peaceful place but its history is long and eventful.
The interior of the building is currently under restoration. There was at one time a village in springfield township named gruversville, established by a group of dissenters from a nearby church. This charming, endterrace cottage is situated in the village of iveston, just two and a half miles from the historic town of lanchester, in county durham. Historically, farming and mining formed the chief sources of employment in the village. The hoppers of iveston, part 2 cameo family history. The iveston pit of any substance was sunk in 1950 by the consett iron company closing in 1892. Chestnut cottage in iveston, near lanchester, county durham. Swaton is a long linear village with about 80 houses in the south of north kesteven just off the a52. Hms iveston was a tonclass minesweeper of the royal navy launched on 1 june 1954 by philip and son in dartmouth. The exterior consists of fine cut sandstone, a plaster cove cornice, and evidence of a pent roof. This was an increase of 80 to 90% over the population recorded in 1523. Community life village history spratton local history society.
We sell a variety of family history, local history and archaeology books, and printed maps, through our online shop. Ecton before domesday welcome to ecton village village. Access behaviour consultancy shotley villa east, the terrace. They are all described in our book spratton, a village history. Unfortunately i thought notebook meant the note book of alan cook and that the book was full of. There have been hundreds down the years, but here you can browse a few of our favourites this list will grow when we have the time to stock up the archive. The villages of england notebook jou by cook, brian isbn.
Primarily an agricultural community, in 1676 the village is recorded as a market town with 265 persons over the age of 16 and at least 65 households. This website uses cookies to ensure that you get the best experience on our website. After her decommissioning in 1992, hms iveston became the sea cadet training ship t. The village magazine has carried many articles relating to the local history of this area. Click this link to be taken to our facebook page i hope you. Spin your way through our interesting spider facts to learn more statistics and history. Under boldon book lanchester appears as one of the great manors of the see of. Newbiggin is a farmgroup of cottages to the west of lanchester village. Its a historical story of his fond memories of life on the farm as a young boy in iveston more. Lanchester is steeped in history dating back to the 12th century and it has a large village green which sits in the middle of some charming properties with 3 village inns and eateries to hand. Pleasant valley was once known as schuckenhausen, named after a place in southern germany.
Is there a local history group that might be able to help. Extensive repairs to the church were undertaken in 1826, and in 1855 the interior was completely restored. Iveston, a village and a township in leadgate ecclesiastical parish, durham, 9 miles nw of durham, and about 1 mile from consett station. Lovingly decorated and furnished throughout, this cottage is the perfect base for families and friends to explore this lovely part of the country. There were few native villages up there on the high dyke because there was little water. History of village dinnington colliery buildings and places churches shops street views.
Smallacombe farm, near the pretty village of ilsington my. Coryton the history of a village by scott, winifred n. The deserted seat of the bakers, stands a little to the west of iveston. The name hardwick is generally taken to mean sheep farm. Mentioned in the 1820s, consett halls earlier history is uncertain but it was the home to. This book covers the history of hartest village as far back as 1050, it has interesting information showing population over the years and how the village has developed. I corresponded with and visited mary kipling now deceased who wrote a book on the history of iveston and she would keep me informed of all the changes she fought hard against most of them.
Mobile petting zoo crazy creatures north east books are already filling up fast for the new year, contact us now for your events. This evocative 84 page book covering the last 100 years or so of langton greens past was produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the langton green village society. For most local historians the idea of writing a village history, incorporating all the aspects of the community in the past, is a daunting prospect, even though. Prehistoric swaton the first sign of man in swaton is evidenced by a polished stone axe, dating around 6000bc from the mesolithic period. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Cultural commentator john strausbaughs the village is the first complete history of greenwich village. Laurel cottage iveston yorkshire dales self catering. Leadgate parish was formed in 1863 from the parishes of lanchester and medomsley and comprised the township of iveston with the hamlet of crook hall and village of leadgate. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After the norman conquest, the manor of piddington was given to judith, the niece of william the conqueror, and in the mid12th century the muswell estate was part of the fee of piddington.
The romans built ermine street from london northward towards lincoln keeping to the top of the low limestone hills. Iveston, a village and a township in leadgate ecclesiastical parish, durham, 9 miles nw of durham, and about 1 mile from consett station on the n. Douglassville, pa, home to morlatton village, is named after george douglass. Why it should have been applied to our village no one knows, especially as it has been more noted in the ancient records for the quality of oats grown rather than sheep, and many of the records show little sign of flocks of sheep being kept. We then lived on the village green across from the school where i started at the age. By 1811 the village had a population of 536, by 1871 it was 761, by 1901 it was 594 and in 1951 it was 636.
Oral history cherishing and keeping peoples memories public. Its details of ecton read in translation as follows. Full text of the history and antiquities of ecton, in the. The fornfer was reduced, and inserted in bridges history of the county, but without a copy of the head of john palmer, esq. Have you tried the local history department in the nearest library durham. Guest book links powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates.
The medieval church of st nicholas has its origins in an older religious site. By 1915 the family were living in railway street in leadgate. Lively cities, historical beauty and stunning coastlines and were only. I was born in 1934 and lived in iveston for 18 years, leaving reluctantly in 1952. Delves pit, iveston pit, eden pit at leadgate, garesfield bute pit, marley hill. Please call us on 0345 498 6060 so we can quickly book it for you. Charming, endterrace cottage in iveston, county durham. History book langton green through the ages currently out of print.