Old Quarrington
Old Quarrington is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington, in County Durham, England. It is situated between Bowburn and Quarrington Hill. It is also known locally as Heugh Hall, which was the name of a local colliery.
In the Middle Ages, Old Quarrington was the centre of a district of County Durham called “Queringdonshire" (Quarringtonshire), which contained nearby Sherburn, Shadforth, Cassop, Wingate and Whitwell House.
References
- ^ "A short history of Bowburn". www.bowburnhistory.co.uk. Bowburn Local History Society. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
External links
Media related to Old Quarrington at Wikimedia Commons
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