Evenwood

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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. ^ census 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


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