Jack, Murton Hill gets a few mentions in newspaper, The Newcastle Courant. 17 Jan 1845 Sale of Hay. James Forster of Murton Hill to show the hay. Apply to Mr Story of Chester le St 22 Mar 1850 Sale of Land at Murton Hill & Bunker Hill. Auction at the house of Thomas Surtees, innkeeper in Houghton le Spring.Auctioneer Thomas Ramshaw. Land-fields, parcels, near road Lumley to Colliery Row and Newbottle. Close to Railway Station at Fence Houses on the York, Newcastle Berwick Railway I access old newspapers online via my Newcastle Library membership. Michael Dixon Newcastle
I think there is some confusion between Morton and Murton, and that it will be Morton Hill. Morton is the place near Fence Houses. In the 19th century there were Morton Acres/Grange/Hill/Pit/Engine/House Morton Hill (now Morton Grange Farm) is at coords 431062, 549299 on http://gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer.htm Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Dixymick@aol.com To: ENG-DURHAM@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:09 Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] Hayson-Murton Hill Jack, Murton Hill gets a few mentions in newspaper, The Newcastle Courant. 17 Jan 1845 Sale of Hay. James Forster of Murton Hill to show the hay. Apply to Mr Story of Chester le St 22 Mar 1850 Sale of Land at Murton Hill & Bunker Hill. Auction at the house of Thomas Surtees, innkeeper in Houghton le Spring.Auctioneer Thomas Ramshaw. Land-fields, parcels, near road Lumley to Colliery Row and Newbottle. Close to Railway Station at Fence Houses on the York, Newcastle Berwick Railway I access old newspapers online via my Newcastle Library membership. Michael Dixon Newcastle ------------------------------- 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
Just to add that Murton Hall was in the township of Embleton, east of Fishburn. It is now Murton Hall Farm at coords 441458, 531783. Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Stan Mapstone <stanmapstone@aol.com> To: ENG-DURHAM@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 13:14 Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] Hayson-Murton Hill I think there is some confusion between Morton and Murton, and that it will be Morton Hill. Morton is the place near Fence Houses. In the 19th century there were Morton Acres/Grange/Hill/Pit/Engine/House Morton Hill (now Morton Grange Farm) is at coords 431062, 549299 on http://gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer.htm Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Dixymick@aol.com To: ENG-DURHAM@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:09 Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] Hayson-Murton Hill Jack, Murton Hill gets a few mentions in newspaper, The Newcastle Courant. 17 Jan 1845 Sale of Hay. James Forster of Murton Hill to show the hay. Apply to Mr Story of Chester le St 22 Mar 1850 Sale of Land at Murton Hill & Bunker Hill. Auction at the house of Thomas Surtees, innkeeper in Houghton le Spring.Auctioneer Thomas Ramshaw. Land-fields, parcels, near road Lumley to Colliery Row and Newbottle. Close to Railway Station at Fence Houses on the York, Newcastle Berwick Railway I access old newspapers online via my Newcastle Library membership. Michael Dixon Newcastle ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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