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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Headlam like this:
HEADLAM, a township in Gainford parish, Durham: 7½ miles WNW of Darlington. Acres, 780. Real property, £1, 216. Pop., 102. Houses, 21.
Headlam 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 Headlam itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Headlam in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4211
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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