In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hamsteels like this:

Hamsteels, eccl. dist., Lanchester par., N. Durham, pop. 4313.

Hamsteels through time

Hamsteels 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 Hamsteels itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24624

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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