In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackhill like this:
BLACKHILL, a village in Lanchester parish, Durham; 1 mile W of Shotley-Bridge. It has a post office under Gateshead, a large saw-mill, a large forge, two Methodist chapels, and a Roman Catholic chapel.
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Blackhill through time
Blackhill is now part of Derwentside district. Click here for graphs and data of how Derwentside has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackhill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackhill, in Derwentside and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25825
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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