The inclusion of this well, and the chapel (349), on the SMR depends solely on a single reference in an "antient deed" in the possession of John Hodgson, and cited by him in a footnote. "An antient deed...by which William Basset conveyed to John de Staindrop, called the Coroner, a messuage and lands in Offerton, in the county of Durham, mentions 'the chapel of the blessed Cuthbert in Vfferton', and 'the well of St. Cuthbert' in that village". As the O.S. point out, there is no trace on the ground and no local tradition.

The inclusion of this chapel, and the well (350), on the SMR depends solely on a single reference in an "antient deed" in the possession of John Hodgson, and cited by him in a footnote. "An antient deed...by which William Basset conveyed to John de Staindrop, called the Coroner, a messuage and lands in Offerton, in the county of Durham, mentions 'the chapel of the blessed Cuthbert in Vfferton', and 'the well of St.Cuthbert' in that village". As the O.S. point out, there is no trace on the ground and no local tradition.

The earliest reference seems to be c. 930, when King Athelstan gave "South Wearmouth" and its appendages, which included "Ufferton", to the see of Durham. Thereafter there is remarkably little information. Patrick of Ufferton is mentioned in 1172; in 1327 John de Denum died seised of the vill which he held from John of Hadham and William de Yeland; and it subsequently passed to the Strothers. In 18th century "the mansion house", presumably Offerton Hall, at the west end of the village, was the seat of Francis Middleton. Roberts and Austin type 6, i.e. "irregular two-row plan, without a green", which has shrunk. O.S. suggest there is evidence for depopulation on RAF APs. Today there are remains of 18th century-19 farms, though horribly adapted to new uses, plus a lot of modern infilling.
Whellan (1856) states that the township of Offerton had a population of 77 in 1801; 175 in 1811; 198 in 1821; 190 in 1831, 200 in 1841 and 218 in 1851. The Earl of Durham were the prinical landowners and possessor of the manorial rights and privileges. Dated C10th.

An Anglo-Saxon small-long brooch. Bronze; length 61 mm; complete except for iron pin. Headplate is trapezoidal with rounded corners and concave sides. On its face incised lines create a false panel effect, bordered on both sides by punched circles and dots. Beneath the ridged bow a combination of facets and ribbed decoration leads to a triangular foot, on the edges of which are more circles and dots.

A log-boat was found in the River Wear near Hylton in 1880. "Length 3.66 to 3.96 m. Rectangular transverse section. The stern is rectangular in plan and elevation, the bow is rounded. Two, possibly three, horizontal holes just below the sheer, interpreted by McGrail as strengthening for the thwart, and/ or, for connecting two boats. Has not survived".
NB Miket gives a grid ref of NZ3456, but for the purposes of the HER a refined location between Hylton and HER340 has been used.

"Smooth discoloured buff stone. Length 156 mm, max width 68 mm, max thickness 38 mm. Scarred and fractured on sides and butt end. The upper and lower edges are faceted. Found in ploughing c. 1960s". Manor House Farm is the new name for the original site of Little Usworth village, and the grid ref is only for this.

This entry depends on Gibbs who wrote: "North Hylton (2) Hylton Grange garden Artifacts (3) Fields adjoining Artifacts" Miket took this to mean fields adjoining Hylton Grange, and Young fields adjoining North Hylton, which would put the findspot on the next map. As the objects do not appear to exist, and certainly haven't been seen by either of these authors, it really doesn't matter except perhaps as an indication of where further field-walking might be useful. Young suggests they were perhaps Mesolithic, and are so entered here.

There is considerable confusion about the flint finds from the Hylton area since Preston probably published the same material more than once, he did not describe his find spots with any precision, and it is not clear how much of the material survives. Hence finds from "North Hylton"(2), "North Hylton Nab" (1) and "North Hylton, field at the Nab point"(3) are here grouped together. The grid references are alternatives, the first the O.S., the second Young. 8 pieces apparently survive - 1 side scraper, 2 utilised/retouched pieces, 5 waste pieces.(5) Preston also wrote, "No microliths yet...much burnt flint which is suspect and may have come from the North Hylton potteries...black flint (ship's ballast ?)".

A polished stone axe was found at Washington in 1963 by Mr. McPartlin, and donated to Sunderland Museum by L.Bottoms, 18 Cambridge Ave., Washington. It is described as "Rough buff...in Whin Sill of Teesdale (Gp. XVIII)" by Miket, and Group XVII by O.S. Miket gives the dimensions as 170 mm long, 80 mm wide, 46 mm thick.

A hoard of at least 59 Roman coins was found in a small earthenware pot (now lost) in the latter part of 1939 during excavation for an air raid shelter. The hoard was described in 1960 as "only recently reported" by the Washington Antiquarian Society, and there is no clue as to its findspot. The hoard consisted of coins of Licinius I, Constantine I and II, Helena etc. (C4). It was given to the Museum of Antiquities by the National Trust in 1975. Dated C4.