Bolam, County Durham

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Bolam
Location within County Durham
Population84 (2021 census)
Civil parish
  • Bolam
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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County Durham
54°35′51″N1°41′43″W / 54.59750°N 1.69528°W / 54.59750; -1.69528

Bolam is a small village located in County Durham, England. The parish population (including Hilton and Morton Tinmouth) at the 2011 census was 209, [1] in 2021 the parish of Bolam alone had 84. It is situated a few miles to the north-west of Darlington.

In 2009 Npower Renewables identified an area of land to the north-west of Bolam as a possible site for the location of seven wind turbines, each up to 125 metres tall. [2]

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References

  1. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. Teesdale Mercury 27 January 2009 Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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