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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ouston like this:
OUSTON, a township in Chester-le-Street parish, Durham; 1¼ mile S E of the river Team, and 2½ N W of Chester-le-Street. Acres, 636. Pop., 320. Houses, 54. There are a large colliery and a Wesleyan chapel.
Ouston 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 Ouston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ouston in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4275
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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