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

HELMINGTON, a village in Hunwick and Helmington township, Auckland-St. Andrew parish, Durham; on the river Wear, 2½ miles N by W of Bishop-Auckland. It has a national school.

Helmington through time

Helmington 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 Helmington itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26381

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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