HAUGHTON LE SKERNE

'Haughton-le-Skerne' is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the north east of Darlington. The village lies to the
west of the River Skerne.
At the centre of the village is the village green, with the main road towards Darlington going across the river
south of the church. There used to be a linen mill on the riverbank on the east side of the village. Part of the
mill leat can still be seen today.
St Andrew's Church at the west end of the village green is the oldest church in Darlington, circa 1125. Some of the
stones may have originated in a previous church on the same site.
On the north side of the village, a turnpike led over the river to the ports on the Tees estuary,
carrying traffic including salt from the Bishop's salt mines.