Evenwood

Evenwood
Evenwood
	Evenwood Location within County Durham
Population	2,455
OS grid reference	NZ153112
Shire county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bishop Auckland
Postcode district	DL14
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°37′13″N 1°45′40″W / 54.620195°N 1.761168°W

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]

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]

References

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

External links

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[1] sus 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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