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Title: Stockburn, Sockburn
Post by: estockburn on Friday 29 April 11 01:42 BST (UK)

Hi
I was just wondering if anybody knows anything about the town Stockburn/Sockburn. West from Darlington. The name changes on the old maps from the 1600-1900 and now is Sockburn. My family has a long history in the Durham area.
thanks
Emma

Title: Re: Stockburn, Sockburn
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 29 April 11 08:35 BST (UK)

Some information about the Parish of Sockburn at http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=4282 and http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/pjoiner/genuki/DUR/Sockburn/index.html
It was Sockburn in the Post Office Directory of Northumberland & Durham, 1858. The Parish had only 43 inhabitants, and was 653 acres.
The Parish consisted of three townships, Sockburn, in County Durham, with Girsby, and Over Dinsdale in the North Riding of Yorkshire
Stan

Title: Re: Stockburn, Sockburn
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 29 April 11 14:45 BST (UK)

The Parish Church of All Saints was on the Yorkshire side of the river. There is a long article here, https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Sockburn,_Durham

Stan

Title: Re: Stockburn, Sockburn
Post by: Geordie Mag on Sunday 01 May 11 19:54 BST (UK)

My family come from the Neasham/Low Dinsdale area, and when visiting my grandmother and aunts our usual walk was to go down Sockburn Road from Neasham. We didn't walk right to the end but turned off at High Sockburn to go down to Girsby Bridge and then back round to Low Dinsdale. The only buildings at Sockburn proper, I think, are the Hall and farm. We did once get permission to drive down to the Hall to see the chapel. It was a fascinating place with the hogback tombstones and the Conyers effigy, but at the time it was all rather neglected. The owners of the Hall were more interested in dogs than in history. However, I did see something in a Durham Archaeology magazine about a dig there. so that might be possible to track down. There might be some photographs. Anyway, it's more a collection of farms, with associated cottages, than a village.

Title: Re: Stockburn, Sockburn
Post by: estockburn on Tuesday 03 May 11 08:08 BST (UK)

Thanks everybody for that information. 
It is much appreciated.

Title: Re: Stockburn, Sockburn
Post by: Monkeyhanger on Tuesday 03 May 11 10:50 BST (UK)

The owners of Sockburn Hall have a project ongoing to revitalise the Hall and grounds. You can volunteer to help. see   http://sockburn.blogspot.com/