Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Monkton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Monkton, SW. suburb of Jarrow, Durham; P.O.; Monkton is one of the places which claim to be the birthplace of the Venerable Bede, and has a spring called Bede's Well. See HEDWORTH, MONKTON, AND JAHROW.