Haughton Le Skerne

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Haughton Le Skerne
Haughton Le Skerne (County Durham)
Haughton Le Skerne

Haughton Le Skerne shown within County Durham
OS grid reference NZ314164
 - London 252mi
Unitary authority Darlington
Ceremonial county County Durham
Region North East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DARLINGTON
Postcode district DL1
Dialling code 01325
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
European Parliament North East England
UK Parliament Darlington
List of places: UK • England • County Durham

Coordinates: 54°32′32″N 1°30′53″W / 54.5422, -1.5148


Haughton-le-Skerne is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the north east of Darlington. The village lies to the west of the River Skerne.

At the centre of the village is the village green, with the main road towards Darlington going across the river south of the church. There used to be a linen mill on the riverbank on the east side of the village. Part of the mill leat can still be seen today.

St Andrews Church, Haughton-le-Skerne. Darlington's oldest church.
St Andrews Church, Haughton-le-Skerne. Darlington's oldest church.

St Andrew's Church at the west end of the village green is the oldest church in Darlington, circa 1125. Some of the stones may have originated in a previous church on the same site.

On the north side of the village, a turnpike led over the river to the ports on the Tees estuary, carrying traffic including salt from the Bishop's salt mines.

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