Hurworth, Durham

Description
Hurworth, a village, a township, and a parish in Durham. The village stands on the brow of a hill, overlooking the Tees, at the boundary with Yorkshire, 1 mile ENE of Croft railway station, and 3 miles SSE of Darlington; consists chiefly of one spacious well-built street; commands a fine view of the valley of the Tees; and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Darlington. The township comprises 2439 acres; population, 1439. The parish contains also the township of Neasham, and comprises 4073 acres; population, 1774. A Benedictine nunnery was at Neasham. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham; net value, £498 with residence. The church was almost entirely rebuilt in 1832 at a cost of ££1800, and restored in 1870; has a stained glass window and a tower; and contains a pulpit and reredos of Caen stone, two military effigies, and a monument to the mathematician W. Emerson, who was a native and is buried in the churchyard. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels, young men's club and reading-room, and a temperance hall.