In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westwick like this:

WESTWICK, a township in Gainford parish, Durham; 2 miles SE of Barnard-Castle. Acres, 1,445. Real property, £1,767. Pop., 76. Houses, 11.

Westwick through time

Westwick is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westwick itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westwick in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1927

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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