Parish Notes Durham
Egglescliffe St John the Baptist
[Population 1911: 1,549]
Parish Notes Durham
[Population 1911: 1,549]
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The Parish Church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and stands near the brink of the declivity which slopes from the western extremity of the village to Yarm bridge. It consists of nave, chancel, south transept, and embattled tower, and will accomodate about 200 persosn. The transept just mentioned bears the name of Pemberton's Porch, and under an arch in its south wall is a recumbent effigy of a knight in chain armour, fully armed, with the legs crossed, and the feet resting on a lion. The church contains several mural monuments. The parish register commences in 1539. The living is a rectory in the deanery of Stockton, valued in the Liber Regis at £28 17s. 1d.; gross income £1,200 per annum. Patron, the Bishop of Durham; rector, Rev. Henry J. Maltby, M.A.
The Rectory is a substantial brick building, erected by the present rector, in 1845, on the site of the old rectory. [Whellan's History, Topography and Directory of Durham (and Newcastle) (1856), page 549.]
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EP/Eg 13 Burials 1813-1887
| Page | Name | Abode | Date | Age |
| 17/130 | A Female: Name unknown. "Killed by the steam machine on the Railway." | Coroners Inquest - Accidental Death in the parish of Egglescliffe. | Mar 5th 1827 | supposed 40 |
| 25/195 | A man: Name unknown | Coroners Inquest - Found drowned at Aislaby | Decr 1st 1831 | supposed 30 |
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