Fir Tree, County Durham

Fir Tree
Fir Tree
OS grid reference	NZ140343
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CROOK
Postcode district	DL15
Dialling code	01388
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	North West Durham;
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Fir Tree is a village in County Durham, in England. It is west of Crook, near the River Wear.

Fir Tree has a petrol station and two pubs: The Duke of York and The Fir Tree Country Hotel. In the 2001 census Fir Tree had a population of 226.^[1] Wear Valley Council say the population census 2007 (for Wear Valley) was 314. It is approximately 2 mi from the small market town of Crook and 6 mi from the large market town Bishop Auckland. Approximately 1 mi northwest of the village is the World War II Harperley POW Camp 93.

References

^ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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