Evenwood

This article is about the village in England. For the community in the United States, see Evenwood, West Virginia.
Evenwood
Evenwood
 Evenwood shown within County Durham
OS grid referenceNZ153112
Shire countyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
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County Durham

Coordinates: 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]

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Teesdale Retrieved 2009-09-18
  2. ↑ Durham Mining Museum : Randolph Colliery Retrieved 2009-09-18

External links

Media related to Evenwood at Wikimedia Commons