England
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The ParishThe parish of Long Newton (usually rendered as Longnewton today) lies in southern County Durham not too far from its border with neighbouring Yorkshire. Long Newton is located 4 miles southwest of the industrial town of Stockton on Tees and sits just off the A66 road which connects Stockton with Darlington, indeed the A66 was formerly routed through the village but now passes to the north. Long Newton, as its name somewhat suggests, is a linear village which stretches for over a half mile either side of what was the main road. At the time of this transcript farming, chiefly arable, was the mainstay of the economy although some quarrying of the local stone for building also took place. Modern developments have come to Long Newton, the Stockton to Darlington railway passes through the southern portion of the parish whilst barely 3 miles south is Teesside International Airport, one of England's major regional airports. Long Newton is drained by the nearby Coatham Beck which joins the Tees to the east of Stockton and thence to the North Sea. Long Newton is sited at around 40 metres above the sea in gentle terrain rising only slightly to 60 metres or so within a couple of miles. Durham parishes are rather large in extent and Long Newton was no exception, it covered around 4,000 acres and would have supported a population of close to 300 parishioners. Like most of Durham Long Newton is not mentioned in Domesday Book which has scant coverage north of the Tees. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 5th May 1754 - 28th December 1777 | Durham County Record Office - Reference - EP/LN 3 | Plain, unruled book containing combined Banns & Marriages | Grade 4 Register - there are notable quality issues with this register which may have resulted in many misreads | The first 5 years are badly faded leading to a likelihood of some misreads, the use of "white-space" to segregate entries is poor throughout raising the possibility of accidental omission. Users should treat this piece with a degree of caution |
2 | 6th January 1778 - 4th August 1783 | Durham County Record Office - Reference - EP/LN 4 | Plain, ruled book containing combined Banns & Marriages | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
3 | 27th December 1783 - 27th December 1812 | Durham County Record Office - Reference - EP/LN 6 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
4 | 13th May 1813 - 26th June 1837 | Durham County Record Office - Reference - EP/LN 8 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Bishopton
St Peter
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Bishopton
St Peter
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Elton
St John
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Elton
St John
Stockton on Tees St Thomas a Becket |
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Egglescliffe
St John the Baptist
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Egglescliffe
St John the Baptist
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