South Church, County Durham

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South Church
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St. Andrew's parish church
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South Church
Location within County Durham
OS grid reference NZ217284
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
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UK
England
County Durham
54°39′03″N1°39′52″W / 54.6507°N 1.6645°W / 54.6507; -1.6645

South Church is a village just south of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England.

St Andrew's church is the largest church in County Durham [1] [2] and a Grade I listed building. The church was built in the thirteenth century and acted as a collegiate church. [3] The astronomer and mathematician Thomas Wright was buried in the churchyard of St Andrew's after his death in 1786.

South Church railway station opened in 1842 but was in operation for only about three years. [4] Nowadays the area is served by Bishop Auckland railway station.

References

  1. Hutchinson 2005 , p. 70
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Elizabeth Williamson (1985), County Durham, The Buildings of England (2 ed.), Penguin, p. 411, ISBN   978-0-14-071009-0
  3. Hutchinson, Tom (2005), The History of Bishop Auckland, Seaham: The People's History, p. 4, ISBN   978-1-902527-59-8
  4. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 215. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.