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

FIR-TREE, a chapelry in Auckland - St. Andrew parish, Durham; constituted in 1862. Pop., 1, 782. The living is a p. curacy. Value, £200.

Fir Tree through time

Fir Tree 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 Fir Tree itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25838

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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