Crook St Catherine, County Durham

= Parish History =

The parish of Crook St Catherine was created in 1843 from the older parish of Brancepeth. Later parishes of Stanley and Sunnybrow were created from this parish.

= Parish Registers =

The Parish Registers for the period October 1843-2004 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/CRO).

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/68 January 1844-December 1848 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search.

The dates of the post-1760 transcripts have been noted in detail and sometimes only cover years. For most parishes in the collection there are gaps in the sequence of transcripts. It is advisable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events.