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
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Moor House has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Durham. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Moor House and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moor House, in Durham and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4881
Date accessed: 19th June 2013
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Moor House".
