The history and antiquities of the ... - Google Books.
The history and antiquities of the county palatine of Durham:- Page 419
Ushaw is a village three-quarters of a mile east from Esh. A hamlet called Hilltop, recently erected, is principally occupied by tailors and other tradesmen employed by the students of Ushaw College. An act was passed, 2 George III., 1760, " for dividing and enclosing a certain moor or common, called Middlewood Moor. or Ushaw Moor, within the manor of Lanchester, in the county of Durham." This moor is described as containing upwards of 600 acres, and as being partly in the chapelry of Esh, and partly in the parish of St. Oswald, and intersected from north to south by the Scotch Dyke and Holywell Syke, the parochial boundaries. The allotments were to be subject to a clear yearly rent of 6d. per acre to the bishop.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment