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]
| Evenwood | |
|---|---|
  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 |
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]
Governance
editAn electoral ward in the name of Evenwood exists. This ward stretches west to Woodland with a total population of 8,114.[4]
References
edit- ^ census Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Teesdale Retrieved 2009-09-18
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Durham Mining Museum : Randolph Colliery Retrieved 2009-09-18
- ^ "Evanwood ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 July 2015.
External links
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Media related to Evenwood at Wikimedia Commons
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