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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kepier like this:
KEPYER, a tract in St. Giles parish, Durhamshire; on the river Wear, adjacent to Durham city. An hospital was founded here, in 1112, by Bishop Flambard; was burned by the usurper Comyn; was rebuilt in the time of Richard I., by Bishop Pudsey; and is now represented by only a picturesque gateway, with a wide pointed arch. Kepyer Wood extends along a deep rocky ravine, which is spanned, at a great height, by a railway bridge.
Kepier 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 Kepier itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kepier in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25854
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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