Evenwood

Evenwood

Evenwood

Human settlement in England

This article is about the village in England. For the community in the United States, see Evenwood, West Virginia.

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]

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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. [1]
    census Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Teesdale Retrieved 2009-09-18
  2. [2]
    "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    Durham Mining Museum : Randolph Colliery Retrieved 2009-09-18
  4. [4]
    "Evanwood ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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