House & Family History: John Spearman purchased Hetton in 1686. His grandson, John Spearman, sold the House to the Countess of Strathmore, who gave the House to her younger son, Thomas Lyon.
Comments: House was called "unoccupied" by 1902.
Title: Lost Houses of County Durham
Author: Meadows, Peter; Waterson, Edward
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Yorkshire: Jill Raines
ISBN: 0951649418
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: John Spearman, 17th century. Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, 18th century. Nicholas Wood, 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No