COCKERTON, a township in the parish of DARLINGTON, south-eastern division of DARLINGTON ward, county palatine of DURHAM, ij mile (N.W. byN.) from Darlington, containing 469 inhabitants. Cockerton is a considerable village, the inhabitants of which are chiefly employed in the manufacture of linen. A schoolroom was erected by subscription in 1825, with an endowment of £ 5 per annum, by the trustees of the late Lord Crewe: divine service is performed in it every Wednesday evening, by the curate of the parish. A meetinghouse for Wesleyan Methodists was built in 1823.