In a message dated 24/08/2009 20:36:39 GMT Daylight Time, keith.thornton@sympatico.ca writes: I have not been able to find a reference to where Windleton might be. Would anyone know? Is there, in fact, really such a place? I have seen Winlaton spelled in all sorts of weird ways, but never as "Windleton". I therefore agree with Stan that it is much more likely to be Windleston. Possibly the full context might give a clue, as Winlaton, formerly in Ryton parish, is in the northern (Tyneside) part of the county whereas Windleston, to the east of Bishop Auckland, is in the southern part. Windleston has never been a sizeable village. Its main building is Windleston Hall, one-time ancestral home of the Eden family. Geoff Nicholson