Evenwood

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Evenwood
Population2,455 
OS grid referenceNZ153112
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBishop Auckland
Postcode districtDL14 0
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
County Durham

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

  1. ^ censushttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790378 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.

External links

Media related to Evenwood at Wikimedia Commons