In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elwick like this:
ELWICK HALL, a parish in Hartlepool district, Durham; adjacent to Elwick township, and near Beacon Hill, 4 miles W of Hartlepool town and r. station. Post town, Elwick, under Ferryhill. Acres, 4, 321. Real property, £2, 870. Pop., 206. Houses, 35. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £542.* Patron, the Bishop of Manchester. The church is mainly transition Norman; contains an octagonal font, and a sculpture of the Crucifixion; and is very good.
Elwick through time
Elwick is now part of Hartlepool district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hartlepool has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elwick itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elwick, in Hartlepool and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4862
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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