The John Bargrave Collection
Houghton-le-Spring
Tyne and Wear, England, Europe
No image has been attached.View Larger MapDescription of institution: Historically in County Durham, it is now administered as part of the Tyne and Wear county.
Another explanation [of its name], which is backed up by a "Regester Booke belonginge to the Paryshe of Houghton in the Springe" from 1598, is based around the medicinal springs which flow from the surrounding limestone rocks. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houghton-le-Spring