Croxdale

Coordinates: 54°43.7′N 1°34.9′W / 54.7283°N 1.5817°W / 54.7283; -1.5817
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St Bartholomew's Church

Croxdale is a village in the

Great North Road. It is on the route of the East Coast Main Line and at one time had a station. The railway crosses over Croxdale Viaduct, built in 1872, just north of the village.[1] The Weardale Way
long distance footpath passes through the nearby Croxdale Hall estate.

History

Historic picture of railway at Croxdale

The village originates from a small settlement around

Croxdale Hall[2] which is about half a mile to the north east of the modern village. First mentioned in records as Crokesteil in 1195[3] the name may come from a Viking named Krokr and the shape of the river bends that meander like a tail.[4]
Ownership of Croxdale dates back to 1291 when it was owned by a Roger Routhberi. By the 1350s ownership of Croxdale had passed to Robert de Whalton a treasurer of Brittany. De Whalton's granddaughter Agnes married a Gerard Salvin in 1409 and the Croxdale estates passed to the Salvin family who still own
Croxdale Hall and the surrounding estate to this day.[5] For centuries the owner of Croxdale Hall has gone by the name Gerard Salvin, the family were noted Roman Catholics and had to keep a low profile for centuries due to Catholic persecutions.[6]
The original or old Croxdale consists of Croxdale Hall and surrounding buildings which include a chapel, farm houses and hay barn. Most of these buildings are listed and can be easily seen by following the Weardale Way public footpath across the estate.

Located just to the north of Croxdale (to the left of the A167) is Burn Hall which was designed and built in 1821 by Durham architect Ignatius Bonomi for the Salvin family. The cost of owning and maintaining two grand halls proved prohibitive and it was sold in 1926 to Roman Catholic missionaries who used it to train boys as missionary priests. In 1995 it was sold again and became luxury apartments.[7]

The modern village of Croxdale exists because of coal mining coming to the area. Croxdale Pit was opened in 1845. This venture was carried out by the Salvin family of

Croxdale Hall
from the Salvin family for a time. The colliery closed in 1934.

Until 1938 Croxdale had a railway station served by the North Eastern Railway.

During World War 2 the village was home to a munitions factory, after the war this became the NESS furniture factory.[11] This closed in 2015. From 2017 the former factory was converted into a business hub with offices, service yards and storage and distribution facilities with planning permission to potentially add housing at a later date.[12]

Community

The village has a corner shop (formerly the village post office), two public houses: The Daleside, a traditional English style pub and The Croxdale Inn/Penash, an Indian restaurant and bar. There is a play park for the children of the village which was funded by a series of summer fun days. The village also has a football pitch and allotments.

The church built in 1845 and dedicated to St. Bartholomew was built in the Norman style. It consists of nave, chancel, and western tower and is situated at the western extremity of the village of Sunderland Bridge.

The community centre is in the old school hall. It hosts various clubs and acts as the polling station on election days.

References

  1. ^ curate, co. "croxdale viaduct".
  2. ^ Historic England. "CROXDALE HALL, Croxdale and Hett (1159140)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  3. ^ Past, Keys to the. "Local History Croxdale (County Durham)". Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  4. ISBN 0-904889-65-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  5. ^ Simpson, David. "Getting to the crux of the matter in the village of Croxdale". Archived from the original on 2015-02-17.
  6. ^ "History of Spennymoor and Croxdale".
  7. ^ Simpson, David (10 June 2008). "Lost landmarks and halls that have stood the test of time".
  8. ^ Lloyd, Chris (27 March 2014). "Croxdale a boom with a view". The Northern Echo.
  9. ^ "Durham Mining Museum - Croxdale Colliery". www.dmm.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  10. ^ Parish records. "1894 Parish Records".
  11. ^ "Iconic landmark site". 3 July 2015.
  12. ^ https://democracy.durham.gov.uk/documents/s70441/100117-CEPlanning-Item4d-NessCroxdale.pdf [bare URL PDF]

External links

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