Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Hamsterley within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Hamsterley, par. and township, S. Durham, on a hill, 6 miles NW. of Bishop Auckland -- par., 16,751 ac., pop. 3185; township, 2967 ac., pop. 493; P.O.