The remark about Toronto presumably meant you were not familiar with the village just outside Bishop Auckland. According to Wikipaedia: "A coal baron with land in County Durham was visiting the Canadian city when he was told that coal had been discovered under his land. He therefore decided to call the mine Toronto, whence the village also took its name. The Coal Mine, or Coal Pits as they were known in Durham, was called Newton Cap Pit. See the Durham Miners Museum website." I can vouch for that because my g.grandfather was a miner at Newton Cap and lived in Toronto. Adrian

There is also a Quebec, north of Esh Winning. Both Toronto and Quebec are on the Durham GIS site http://gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer.htm Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: ADRABBOTT@aol.com To: bmdodd@rogers.com; ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:49 Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Low Haining Farm The remark about Toronto presumably meant you were not familiar with the illage just outside Bishop Auckland. According to Wikipaedia: A coal baron with land in County Durham was visiting the Canadian city hen he was told that coal had been discovered under his land. He therefore ecided to call the mine Toronto, whence the village also took its name. he Coal Mine, or Coal Pits as they were known in Durham, was called Newton Cap Pit. See the Durham Miners Museum website." can vouch for that because my g.grandfather was a miner at Newton Cap and lived in Toronto. drian ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message