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Evenwood
Evenwood is a village in County Durham situated by the River Gaunless. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Evenwood and Barony.
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 falling to 2,455 at the 2011 Census.
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.
Governance
An electoral ward in the name of Evenwood exists. This ward stretches west to Woodland with a total population of 8,114.

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Local History: Evenwood
- "The small village of Evenwood lies to the southwest of West Auckland. The earliest remains in the area date to the Mesolithic. A number of small flint tools of this ...
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Simon Cotterill

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Ramshaw (Bishop Auckland)
- Overview About Ramshaw Map Street View Ramshaw is a village in County Durham, located about 4 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland (not to be confused with the hamlet of Ramshaw, near ...

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Jacob Wright Almshouse : (dated 1885) Swan Street : Evenwood
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from http://www.keystothepast.in...
Local History: Evenwood
- "The small village of Evenwood lies to the southwest of West Auckland. The earliest remains in the area date to the Mesolithic. A number of small flint tools of this ...
Added by
Simon Cotterill

  Co-Curate Page
Ramshaw (Bishop Auckland)
- Overview About Ramshaw Map Street View Ramshaw is a village in County Durham, located about 4 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland (not to be confused with the hamlet of Ramshaw, near ...

from Geograph (geograph)
Jacob Wright Almshouse : (dated 1885) Swan Street : Evenwood
Pinned by Simon Cotterill