Sacriston is a village in County Durham, England, situated 5 km (3 miles) north of the city of Durham. County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city in the north east of England. ...
The first recorded settlement dates back to the 13th century to Sacristan's Heugh. This farm and manor house was once the residence of the Sacristan, a monk who held the Office of the Sacristan of the monastery at Durham Cathedral. The Sacristan was responible for providing everything necessary for the services of the Cathedral: bread and wine, the vestments etc. He was also responsible for repairs to Durham Cathedral. The funds for carrying out the official duties were generated from the estate of Sacristan's Heugh. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... Durham Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
Sacriston was once a thriving coal mining community and still has a Colliery Band (see link below). Coal was mined from 1808 to 1985. Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use during combustion. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...
In this period the majority of the present parish was in the ancient parish of Kimblesworth which was established in 1220 and the church was in a field between kimblesworth Grange and Potter House Lane.
Edmondsley was (until the establishment of the parish of Sacriston) part of Chester-le-Street.
Another interesting place in Sacriston is Lingey House Farm which was in the possession of the Darling family as long ago as 1567 when it was known as Lingey Close.
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