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Also known as Conforth

Cornforth is a village in County Durham, England. It is adjacent to the village of West Cornforth, situated a short distance to the north-east of Ferryhill.

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Place details

Locality
West Cornforth
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
2,501
Timezone
Europe/London

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Instance of
civil parish
Located in
County Durham
Population
2501
Image
Cornforth Village Green and Church.jpg
Dialing code
01740
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Commons category
Cornforth
OS grid reference
NZ313343
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Cornforth is a village in County Durham, England. It is adjacent to the village of West Cornforth, situated a short distance to the north-east of Ferryhill.

Before the middle part of the Victorian era, when coal mining was at its height in County Durham, Cornforth was in the parish of Bishop Middleham.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cornforth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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