DALTON-LE-DALE, a township and a parish in Easington district, Durham. The township lies near the coast, 1¾ mile NE by E of Murton r. station, and 6¼ S of Sunderland. Acres, 797. Real property, £776. Pop., 102. Houses, 20. The parish contains also the townships of Dawdon, Cold Hesleton, and East Morton; and its post town is Seaham, under Sunderland. Acres, 4, 281; of which 195 are water. Real property, £53, 902; of which £24, 747 are in mines, and £11, 378 in railways-Pop., 8, 432. Houses, 1, 251. The property is sub-divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £201.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is chiefly early English, but has a Norman door; and it contains a round font with quatrefoiled panels, and is in good condition. The p. curacy of Seaham-Harbour is a separate benefice. Charities, £50.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))