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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Harwood like this:
HARWOOD, a chapelry in Forest and Frith township, Middleton-in-Teesdale parish, Durham; on a brook of its own name, an affluent of the Tees, 3 miles E of the meeting point with Westmoreland and Cumberland, 10 SSE of Alston r. station, and 18 NW by W of Barnard Castle. Post town, Middleton-in-Teesdale, under Darlington. ...
The statistics are returned with the parish. The surface is chiefly moor and mountain; and the rocks contain much lead ore, which is extensively worked. The living is conjoint with that of Forest; and is Annexed to the rectory of Middleton-in-Teesdale, in the diocese of Durham. The church was rebuilt in 1849.
Harwood 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 Harwood itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Harwood in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21449
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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