Brafferton, County Durham
Appearance
Brafferton | |
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Brafferton village from the west | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 154 (2011) |
OS grid reference | NZ293210 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Darlington |
Postcode district | DL1 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Brafferton is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is administered as part of the borough of Darlington.[1][2] The population of Brafferton Parish taken at the 2011 census was 154.[3] It is situated between Darlington and Newton Aycliffe, a short distance from Coatham Mundeville.
Brafferton itself has few amenities, but nearby is the Darlington town centre, a local public house - The Foresters Arms - and the Hall Garth Hotel. Brafferton is near the A1 junction 59.
The Durham Ox was bred at Ketton Hall in Brafferton.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
External links
Media related to Brafferton, County Durham at Wikimedia Commons