I am trying to locate a town in Durham that was active in the late 1700's, probably a mining town. MURTON HILL. I found MURTON ROW which was a pit village which was located somewhere between Backworth and Percy Main. It was demolished in 1938. I was wondering if Murton Hill could have been near the same mine. Unfortunatly I dont know the name of the coal company. I do not think it was in the village of Murton which was a bit farther south. Jack

There was no "town" called Murton Hill. In the late 1700s it would more likely be a hamlet, as there were very few towns as such in County Durham at that time, mainly just minig villages. Where did you find the reference? Just to say that Backworth and Percy Main are in Northumberland, not County Durham. Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Jack <jahak37@embarqmail.com> To: ENG-DURHAM@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:49 Subject: [ENG-DURHAM] Hayson I am trying to locate a town in Durham that was active in the late 1700's, probably a mining town. MURTON HILL. I found MURTON ROW which was a pit village which was located somewhere between Backworth and Percy Main. It was demolished in 1938. I was wondering if Murton Hill could have been near the same mine. Unfortunatly I dont know the name of the coal company. I do not think it was in the village of Murton which was a bit farther south. Jack ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DURHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message