Middlestone

Middlestone is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.^[1] It is situated to the south of Spennymoor, near Kirk Merrington. In the 2001 census Middlestone had a population of 67.^[2]

Middlestone
Middlestone Location within County Durham
Population	67 (2001 census)
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England County Durham 54.675°N 1.611°W / 54.675; -1.611

Civil parish

Middlestone was formerly a township in the parish of Auckland-St. Andrew,^[3] from 1866 Middlestone was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Auckland, part also went to form Spennymoor.^[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1812.^[5]