Mainsforth

Mainsforth
Mainsforth
	Mainsforth
	Mainsforth Location within County Durham
Civil parish	Bishop Middleham;
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°40′41″N 1°30′43″W / 54.678°N 1.512°W

Mainsforth is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bishop Middleham, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.^[1] It is to the east of Ferryhill. The earliest settlement in Mainsforth may have been on Marble (Narble Hill). It has been suggested, without great historical foundation, that this was a Danish settlement. In 1961 the parish had a population of 229.^[2] From medieval times through to the early twentieth century the village was in effect a small collection of farms and farm workers' cottages.

Mainsforth Hall was a significant building in the centre of this small village, until its demolition in the 1960s. The hall was for many years the dwelling of the Surtees family. A notable member of the family was Robert Surtees (1779–1834), a County Durham historian.^[3]

Mainsforth Colliery, active from 1872-1968, lay between the village and Ferryhill Station.

Civil parish

Mainsforth was formerly a township in the parish of Bishop-Middleham,^[4] from 1866 Mainsforth was a civil parish in its own right,^[5] on 1 April 1983 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Middleham and Ferryhill.^[6]

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
^ "Population statistics Mainsforth CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Robert Surtees (1779 - 1834)". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
^ "History of Mainsforth, in Sedgefield and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Mainsforth CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Durham Western Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[OS93-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.

[2] "Population statistics Mainsforth CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[3] "Robert Surtees (1779 - 1834)". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.

[4] "History of Mainsforth, in Sedgefield and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[5] "Relationships and changes Mainsforth CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[6] "Durham Western Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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