Sherburn, County Durham

Sherburn
Church of St Mary The Virgin, Sherburn
Sherburn Location within County Durham
Population	3,140 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	NZ 3199142300
Civil parish	Sherburn Village
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DURHAM
Postcode district	DH6
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	City of Durham
List of places UK England County Durham 54°46′29″N1°30′15″W / 54.774601°N 1.5042200°W / 54.774601; -1.5042200

Sherburn, or Sherburn Village, is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is 4 miles east of Durham. In 2011 the parish had a population of 3140.

The village is located in the Sherburn division of Durham County Council and the City of Durham constituency for Westminster elections. The population of this division taken at the 2011 census was 9,108. ^[2]

History

A settlement has existed in this location for some considerable time. Until the 19th century Sherburn was a farming village, but with the Industrial Revolution came the sinking of mines to provide coal to fuel the industries and railways to ensure its distribution. By the 1930s the two pits that were within the Parish boundaries were closed and with the demise of neighbouring collieries in the 1960s the railway lines also became redundant.

In recent years Sherburn Village has become a popular place in which to live, surrounded by countryside and with transport links to the city of Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Teesside

Former Sunderland, Peterborough United and West Bromwich Albion centre-half John Wile was born in Sherburn

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 20 July 2015.
2. "Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links

Media related to Sherburn, County Durham at Wikimedia Commons

• Durham Mining Museum entry on Sherburn Colliery