Grindon
Parish in the County of Durham
Etymology
In 1831 the parish of Grindon contained the townships of Grindon and Whitton. Whitton was subsequently transferred to Stillington and Embleton was added from Sedgefield parish in 1908. The slope of the parish is from north-west to south-east. The soil is mixed on Magnesian limestone and Keuper marl. In 1905 there were 1,037 acres in cultivation, 1,927 under grass and 845 acres of woods and plantations.The chief crops were wheat, oats and barley, VCH III 247.
Major Settlements
Other places in this Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Annigate Ho
- Black Corner Plantn
- Black Squares, Black Squares Drive
- Blakeston Bridge
- The Hurle
- Maynards Well
- Mill Lane
- Rose Cottage
- The Rush
- Salter House, Salter House Drive, Salter House Wood
- Seaham New Plantn
- Ship Dene
- Spring Bank Cottages, Spring Bank Wood
- Stony Field Btm
- Swancar Pond
- Thornley Hill
- Thorpe Beck, Thorpe Leazes, Thorpe Mill, Thorpe Wood
- Vicar's Bridge
- Viewly Hill
- Warren Cottage Fm
- Warren Lodge
- Whinny Moor Plantn, Whinny Moor Cottage
- Chain Bridge
- Lion Bridge
- Wellington Monument
- Wilmire Ho
- Wolviston Mill
- Wood End
- Woodside
- Wynyard Park, Wynyard Road
- The Green
- Maudlin Gutter
- Moor Ho
- Mount Pleasant
- North Eastern Iron Refining Works
- Three Gates
- Townend Fm
- Whin
- Whitton Beck, Whitton Bridge, Whitton Ho
- Bottle Hill, Bottle Hill Cottage, Bottle Hill Wood
- Coal Lane
- Cockpit
- Corner's Plantn
- Crawford's Plantn
- Dog Bridge
- Eagle Bridge
- Fanny Glen
- Flat Wood
- Fulthorpe Glen
- Golden Gates
- Grindon Cottage, Grindon Moor Ho
- Hall Bank
- Hell Hole
- Hellhole Lane
- High Paddocks
- Horse Shoe Plantn
- Hurle Ho
- Wash Plantn
- White Ho
- Brierley Beck, Brierley Cottage, Brierley Drive, Brierley Wood
- Kennel Hill Plantn
- Wellfield Plantation