Cockerton
Sign in to saveCockerton is an area in the north-west of Darlington in the borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The Cocker Beck flows through the area and empties into the River Skerne via The Denes, an area and string of valleyed parks donated for the town in the early 20th century. It is also near Mowden, Branksome, West Park and Faverdale.
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Vinony's link graph records 29 inbound references to Cockerton, and connects out to Darlington, England and list of sovereign states.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Former civil parishes in County Durham and Suburbs of Darlington.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Population
- 9502
- Image
- Cockerton Green.jpg
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- OS grid reference
- NZ275155
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Cockerton Village
- Amenities, facilities and services
- Cockerton Band
- Governance
- Education
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Cockerton is an area in the north-west of Darlington in the borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The Cocker Beck flows through the area and empties into the River Skerne via The Denes, an area and string of valleyed parks donated for the town in the early 20th century. It is also near Mowden, Branksome, West Park and Faverdale.
==Etymology== The -ton of Cockerton is from Old English tūn 'estate'; the cocker- element is less certain but seems to have been a Cumbric river-name, still represented as the name of Cocker Beck.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cockerton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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3 mapped locations