In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rushyford like this:
RUSHYFORD, a hamlet in Auckland, St. Andrew parish, Durham; 5¼ miles E S E of Bishop-Auckland. Itis a seat of petty-sessions, and has a post-office under Ferryhill. A famous inn was here before the railway period; was the place where Lord Eldon passed much ofhis vacations in his latter years; and is now a farm-house.
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Rushyford through time
Rushyford is now part of Sedgefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rushyford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rushyford, in Sedgefield and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25691
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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