In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Herrington like this:
HERRINGTON (EAST and MIDDLE), a township in Houghton le Spring parish, Durham; 4 miles SW of Sunderland. Acres, 1, 002. Real property, £4, 065. Pop., 242. Houses, 43. The manor belongs to the Earl of Durham and the Bishop of Durham. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Herrington through time
Herrington is now part of Sunderland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sunderland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Herrington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Herrington, in Sunderland and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4212
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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