Kelloe

Last updated

Kelloe
Looking east along the main street in Kelloe (geograph 3531366).jpg
Main street in Kelloe
Durham UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Kelloe
Location within County Durham
Population1,502 (2011)
OS grid reference NZ345365
Civil parish
  • Kelloe
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DURHAM
Postcode district DH6
Dialling code 0191
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°43′41″N1°27′40″W / 54.728°N 1.461°W / 54.728; -1.461

Kelloe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,502. [1] It is situated to the south-east of Durham.

Contents

History

The village takes its name from the family of Kelloe or Kellaw: Richard Kellaw was Bishop of Durham in 1311. [2]

The Lordship of the Manor of Kelloe was bought by the Tempests of Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire, and bequeathed by Sir Henry Vane-Tempest to his daughter, Lady Frances Vane, who married the third Marquess of Londonderry. [3] The current holder of the Lordship of Kelloe is Mr Barrington Edward Kerr Gilmour of Northumberland.

New villages were formed in the area with the expansion of the mining industry: the population of Kelloe parish—which included the townships (later to become separate parishes) of Cassop, Coxhoe, Quarrington, Thornley and Wingate—increased from 663 to more than 11,000 by 1848. The population of Kelloe township remained low, with only 156 inhabitants. At the time, the village of Kelloe was the settlement of Town Kelloe, half a mile east of the hamlet of Church Kelloe. [2] The modern village, west of the church, was built in the 20th century and was partly in the parish of Coxhoe until 1986; part of Quarrington Hill was transferred from Kelloe to Coxhoe at the same time. [4]

Nearby is East Hetton or Kelloe colliery where six men were killed by gasses from the Trimdon Grange colliery disaster in 1882. [5]

St Helen's Church

St Helen's Church, Kelloe.jpg St Helen's Church, Kelloe.jpg
St Helen's Church, Kelloe.jpg

The parish church is in Church Kelloe, a "considerable distance" from the town of Kelloe itself. [6] The church itself is of uncertain date. Ryder (1994) gives Saxon or Early Norman from architectural evidence. The earlier date is suggested by the herringbone and the archaic treatment of the north-west quoin indicates an early date, the herringbone work being similar to that at Seaham which is a pre-Viking Saxon building. However, if the south doorway is original, then the building is post-1100. [7] The church remained a small (unaisled) country church for most of its existence until the development of the surrounding villages with the sinking of the collieries from 1836 onwards. Mining remained a key industry in the area until its closure in 1983. [8]

St Helena cross

Ryder claims the St Helena cross as "one of the most important items of Romanesque sculpture in the country". [9] The 12th-century cross was found broken into several pieces being used as walling stone in the south wall of the chancel. During the 1854 rebuilding it was found and reassembled. It was conserved and cleaned in the early 1990s and is currently set against the north wall of the sanctuary.

The cross shows scenes from the legend of the Invention of the True Cross including saints Helena and Constantine, whence its name. The right and back are plain. Three further scenes from the legend are missing, which has led to a suggestion that it is one of a pair, possibly associated with a reliquary. [10] J T Lang in a personal communication to Ryder suggests that the reliquary might have held a portion of the True Cross and that (in the absence of documentary evidence for it having been at Kelloe) it may have been held at Durham Cathedral. [11] The crosses and reliquary may have been moves to Kelloe in the 16th Century (since the church was already dedicated to St Helen) and is possible that the second cross is still somewhere within the fabric of the church. [12]

Notable people

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanfield, County Durham</span> Human settlement in England

Tanfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanley, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is near Stanley, and the location of Tanfield Railway, the Causey Arch and Tanfield School. The village was formerly a mining village.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seaham</span> Seaside town in County Durham, England

Seaham is a seaside town in County Durham, England. Located on the Durham Coast, Seaham is situated 6 miles south of Sunderland and 13 miles (21 km) east of Durham. The town grew from the late 19th century onwards as a result of investments in its harbour and coal mines. The town is twinned with the German town of Gerlingen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Easington, County Durham</span> Village and civil parish in Northern England

Easington, also known as Easington Village, is a village and civil parish in eastern County Durham, England. It is located at the junction of the A182 and B1283, leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole and south east to Horden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Easington District</span> Former local government district in England

Easington was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district in eastern County Durham, England. It contained the settlements of Easington, Seaham, Peterlee, Murton, Horden, Blackhall, Wingate and Castle Eden. It did not however include Easington Lane which is administered as part of the City of Sunderland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hetton-le-Hole</span> Town in Tyne and Wear, England

Hetton-le-Hole is a town and civil parish in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the historic county of Durham. A182 runs through the town, between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane, off the A690 and close to the A1(M).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cassop</span> Human settlement in England

Cassop is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It has a population of about 500 and is located near the city of Durham. A former mining village, mining is no longer the main occupation of Cassop's inhabitants due to extensive mine closure over the last 30 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bowburn</span> Human settlement in England

Bowburn is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south-east of Durham, on the A177, between Coxhoe to the south-east, and High Shincliffe to the north-west.

Quarrington Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Kelloe.

Trimdon is a village in County Durham, in England.

Tursdale is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated in rural landscape about two miles to the west of Coxhoe, two miles North of Cornforth and around five miles south of Durham. It is part of the civil parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington. It is ideally located for speedy access to both Durham city, the A1M, and Teesside via Sedgefield. Despite its close proximity to many local amenities and towns, residents enjoy the peaceful lifestyle of living in a semi-rural location, with lovely views across the fields.

Coxhoe is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about 5 miles (8 km) south of Durham City centre. The civil parish also includes nearby Quarrington Hill. The electoral ward of Coxhoe stretches beyond the boundaries of the parish and has a total population of 7,027.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thornley, Durham</span> Village in England

Thornley is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, about 5 miles (9 km) to the east of Durham and 5 miles (7 km) west of Peterlee. The community grew around a coal mine established in 1835, which remained open until 1970.

Cassop-cum-Quarrington is a civil parish in County Durham, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 4,735, increasing to 5,219 at the 2011 census.

Peter Lee (1864–1935) was a miner's leader, county councillor and Methodist local preacher, born in Trimdon Grange, County Durham. He started working in a colliery at the age of ten. He became the chairman of England's first Labour county council at Durham in 1919. He also served as general secretary and then president of the MFGB. The new town of Peterlee was named after him.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy Armstrong (singer)</span> Musical artist

Thomas Armstrong (1848–1920), known as Tommy Armstrong, was an English poet, singer-songwriter and entertainer dubbed "The Pitman Poet" and "The Bard of the Northern Coalfield". Writing largely in the Geordie and Pitmatic dialects, he was renowned for his ability to chronicle the lives of the mining communities in and around Stanley in north-east Durham and to commemorate mining disasters.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Kelham - Kelton Pages 643-646 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848". British History Online.
  3. ↑ "Lordship of the Manor up for sale". Northern Echo.
  4. ↑ "The Durham (Parishes) Order 1986" (PDF).
  5. ↑ Trimdon Grange, Durham. 16th February 1882 , retrieved 22 May 2012
  6. ↑ Hutchingson (1794) reported in Ryder (1994) p 7.
  7. ↑ Ryder (1994) p 9
  8. ↑ Ryder (1994) p. 1
  9. ↑ Ryder (1994) p. 5
  10. ↑ Ryder (1994) p. 5
  11. ↑ Ryder (1994) p. 5
  12. ↑ Ryder, Peter F (December 1994). "St Helen's church, Church Kelloe" (PDF). Retrieved 18 November 2016.

Further reading


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.