Evenwood | |
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Location within
County Durham | |
Population | 2,455 |
OS grid reference | NZ153112 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bishop Auckland |
Postcode district | DL14 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
Evenwood is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south west of Bishop Auckland. It is in the civil parish of Evenwood and Barony, which has a population of 2,534 [1] falling to 2,455 at the 2011 Census. [2]
A former coal mining village, the major pit, Randolph Colliery with its associated coke ovens, was worked between 1893 and 1962, and at its peak in 1914 employed over 1000 men. [3]
An electoral ward in the name of Evenwood exists. This ward stretches west to Woodland with a total population of 8,114. [4]
Media related to Evenwood at Wikimedia Commons
Evenwood | |
---|---|
Location within
County Durham | |
Population | 2,455 |
OS grid reference | NZ153112 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bishop Auckland |
Postcode district | DL14 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
Evenwood is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south west of Bishop Auckland. It is in the civil parish of Evenwood and Barony, which has a population of 2,534 [1] falling to 2,455 at the 2011 Census. [2]
A former coal mining village, the major pit, Randolph Colliery with its associated coke ovens, was worked between 1893 and 1962, and at its peak in 1914 employed over 1000 men. [3]
An electoral ward in the name of Evenwood exists. This ward stretches west to Woodland with a total population of 8,114. [4]
Media related to Evenwood at Wikimedia Commons