in the county of Durham, is as it were the suburbs of Newcastle, though it lies in another county, being divided by the river Tyne; over which there is a fine stone-bridge, with an iron-gate in the middle, having the arms of Durham on one side, and those of Newcastle on the other, which is the boundary between the bishoprick and Northumberland. The church is a fine building, with a very high tower, seen at a great distance; and in the churchyard are several ancient monuments. There are few traces left of its ancient monastery, except a stone gateway, or rather a modern erection. The house covered two acres and a half of land. Here live the coal-pit men.