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

MOORHOUSE, a township in Houghton-le-Spring parish, Durhamshire; on the river Wear, 3½ miles NE of Durham. Acres, 272. Real property, £331; of which £12 are in quarries. Pop., 94. Houses, 17.

Moor House through time

Moor House 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 Moor House itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4881

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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