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

EMBLETON, a township in Sedgefield parish, Durham; 7 miles ESE of Hartlepool. Acres, 3, 356. Real property, £1, 695. Pop., 136. Houses, 23.

Embleton through time

Embleton 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 Embleton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4196

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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