Barnard Castle, County Durham, St Mary's Church

= Parish history =

The Church of St Mary is believed to have been built in the twelfth century. It was a chapelry in the gift of the vicar of Gainford.

= Parish Registers =

The Parish Registers for the period 1609-1954 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/BC).

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/17 Parish Register transcripts Barnard Castle (County Durham) 1762-1846 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.