ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 



Lanchester Deanery remained unchanged. 



The Deanery of Chester le Street now included the seventeen parishes of Boldon, Brancepeth, 

 Chester le Street, Durham North Bailey, Durham South Bailey, Edmondbyers, Gateshead, 

 Kimblesworth, Ryton, Stanhope, Washington, Bishopwearmouth, Whickham, Whitburn, 

 Witton, Wolsingham. 



The Deanery of Auckland included the eleven parishes of Auckland, AyclifFe, Billingham 

 (rectory), Gainford (rectory), Grindon, Hart and Hartlepool (rectory), Heighington (rectory), 

 Merrington, Middleton in Teesdale, Seaham (rectory), Sedgefield. 



The Deanery of Darlington included the parishes of Bishopton, Cockfield, ConisclifFe, 

 Darlington, Dinsdale, EgglesclifFe, Elton, Elwick Hall, Gainford (vicarage), Houghton, Hur- 

 worth. Bishop Middleham, Middleton St. George, Norton, Redmarshall, Sockburn, Staindrop, 

 Stainton le Street, Stranton, Winston. 



In 1882 under the Act of 1878 the diocese of Durham was reconstituted, and being narrowed 

 down to include only the county of Durham, with part of the parish of Sockburn (Yorkshire), was 

 divided into the two archdeaconries of Durham and Auckland. 



The Archdeaconry of Durham consists of eight deaneries as follows : — Jarrow, containing 23 

 parishes ; Chester le Street, containing 20; Gateshead, containing 15 ; Durham, containing 

 17 ; Houghton le Spring, containing 15 ; Wearmouth, containing 26 ; Easington, containing 

 20 ; Lanchester, containing 13. 



The Archdeaconry of Auckland consists of five deaneries, namely : — Auckland, containing 23 

 parishes; Stanhope, containing 16; Darlington, containing 28; Stockton, containing 16; 

 Hartlepool, containing 15. 



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