Pre-Conquest and post-Conquest church and graveyard and medieval and post-medieval manors at Sockburn

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History & significance

Sockburn is a medieval church and associated settlement site in County Durham. The parish church of St Mary, which survives in modified form, occupies a location with Early Medieval origins, though the present structure primarily dates from the Norman period onwards with later medieval and post-medieval modifications. The site encompasses the churchyard, which served as the burial ground for the local community, and the remains of manorial occupation that developed in association with the church and its lands. The manor at Sockburn held significant local importance during the medieval period and continued in use through the post-medieval centuries, with the settlement pattern reflecting the typical arrangement of a church-centred manorial estate in the North East of England.

Pre-Conquest and post-Conquest church and graveyard and medieval and post-medieval manors at Sockburn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002340. View the official record →

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