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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Old Park like this:
OLD PARK, a township in Auckland, St. Andrew parish, Durham; 2¾ miles N E of Bishop-Auckland. Acres, 401. Real property, £1, 222; of which £897 are in mines. Pop., 23. Houses, 3. A mansion here belongs to the Warton family; was rebuilt by Dr. Warton; and was frequently visited in his time by the poet Gray.
Old Park 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 Old Park itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Old Park in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5300
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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