WebJSTOR Home The name "Tow Law" is from the Old English tot hlaw meaning "lookout mound," the name of a house which stood there before the iron works and the village were built. There was rapid growth in the mid 19th century after the Weardale Iron and Coal Company was established here in 1845. Blast furnaces were built … See more Tow Law /taʊˈlɔː/ is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett and 5 miles to the north west of Crook. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,952, … See more • Albert Ernest Hillary, English chocolate manufacturer and Liberal politician • Sean Hodgson, Britain’s longest serving prisoner (27 years) found to be innocent See more • Tow law Community Association • Tow Law History Society See more

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http://www.mining-memorabilia.co.uk/Links.htm WebHistorical Description. Tow Law, a small town and an ecclesiastical parish in Wolsingham and Lanchester parishes, Durham, on the Stockton and Darlington branch of the N.E.R., 3 … chaffee county homes for sale

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WebHistory. The name "Tow Law" is from the Old English tot hlaw meaning "lookout mound," the name of a house which stood there before the iron works and the village were built.. There … WebWar Memorial, Tow Law. "Erected by the inhabitants of Tow Law, Thornley, Sunniside, Hedley Hope, East Hedley Hope and Satley to the sacred memory of those gallant men who, at … WebDetailed map of Tow Law; Durham sheet 25.11. Historical introduction by David Butler. Tow Law stands over 1,000 feet up, and developed in the mid 19th century with the growth of the Weardale Iron Co; the population peaked at 5,005 in 1881 but had fallen to 4,371 by 1901; the iron works closed in the 1880s, local ore being too expensive to extract. hanson water softener