Inkerman, County Durham

Inkerman
Inkerman
	Inkerman Road
	Inkerman Location within County Durham
District	County Durham;
Shire county	Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°45′14″N 1°49′41″W / 54.754°N 1.828°W

Inkerman was a village in County Durham, England.^[1] It was situated a short distance to the north-west of Tow Law. Originated as a village of ironstone miners, it was built in 1854-1855 and named after the victorious Battle of Inkerman of the Crimean War, similarly to Balaclava, another County Durham village. In 1930s the mining in the area went into liquidation, and the village was demolished in 1938.

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319228982.

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[OS92-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319228982.

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