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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Knights Hole like this:
KNIGHTS-HOLE, a limestone cavern in the E of Durham; near Thornley hill, 4 miles SW of Easington. It seems partly natural, partly enlarged by art; it communicates with an ancient chapel, about 60 feet to the N; and it is said to have afforded escape to two priests in the time of Elizabeth.
Knights Hole 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 Knights Hole itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knights Hole in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25857
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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