COLLIERLY,a township in that part of the parish
of LANCHESTER which is in  the western division of
CHESTER ward, county palatine of DURHAM, 12 miles
(N. W.) from Durham, containing, with the villages of
Dipton and Pontop,. 556 inhabitants. Here was formerly
a chapel. At Collierly Dykes there is a place of
worship for Wesleyan Methodists. This township
contains several coal-works, from which it derives its
name.