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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ushaw Moor like this:
USHAW, a place, with a Roman Catholic college, in Esh chapelry, Durhamshire; 4 miles WNW of Durham. The college stands on a bleak hill; was founded in 1804, and opened in 1808; underwent extension in 1850 and following years; includes a fine chapel, opened in 1848; forms an open quadrangle, together with a long cloister and a seminary; and has commonly about 300 students, and about 100 boys.
Ushaw Moor 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 Ushaw Moor itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ushaw Moor in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25019
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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