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

BRADBURY, a township in Sedgefield parish, Durham; on the Northeastern railway, 10 miles N of Darlington. It has a station on the railway; and commands fine views. Acres, 2,043. Real property, £2,100. Pop., 174. Houses, 32.

Bradbury through time

Bradbury 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 Bradbury itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4175

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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