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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Cornsay like this:
Cornsay, township, Lanchester par., S. Durham, 6½ miles NE. of Wolsingham, 3038 ac., pop. 2327; P.O., called Cornsay Colliery.
Cornsay 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 Cornsay itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cornsay in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2393
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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