Evenwood

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Evenwood
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Evenwood
Location within County Durham
Population2,455 
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
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County Durham
54°37′13″N1°45′40″W / 54.620195°N 1.761168°W / 54.620195; -1.761168 Coordinates: 54°37′13″N1°45′40″W / 54.620195°N 1.761168°W / 54.620195; -1.761168

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]

Contents

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

An electoral ward in the name of Evenwood exists. This ward stretches west to Woodland with a total population of 8,114. [4]

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References

  1. census Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Teesdale Retrieved 2009-09-18
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. Durham Mining Museum : Randolph Colliery Retrieved 2009-09-18
  4. "Evanwood ward population 2011" . Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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