South Church, County Durham

South Church
South Church
	St. Andrew's parish church
	South Church Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ220332
Shire county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°39′03″N 1°39′52″W / 54.6507°N 1.6645°W

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

South Church railway station opened in 1842 but was in operation for only about three years.^[1] Nowadays the area is served by Bishop Auckland railway station. The 18th century astronomer and mathematician Thomas Wright was buried in the grounds of St Andrew's church after he died in 1786.

References

^ 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.

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[1] 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.

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