Ferryhill
Sign in to saveFerryhill is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England, with an estimated population in 2018 of 8,857. The town grew in the 1900s around the coal mining industry. The last mine officially closed in 1968. It is located between the towns of Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe, Sedgefield, Shildon, Spennymoor and the cathedral city of Durham.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Ferryhill
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.static_image
- Ferryhill flying the flag - geograph.org.uk - 460351.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ferryhill Town Hall
- UK place.population
- 8,942
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Durham
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Durham
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- UK place.post_town
- FERRYHILL
- UK place.postcode_district
- DL17
- UK place.postcode_area
- DL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01740
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NZ291326
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Sections of Ferryhill
- Neighbouring settlements
- History
- Facilities
- Governance
- Newspaper
- Education
- Sport
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Ferryhill is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England, with an estimated population in 2018 of 8,857. The town grew in the 1900s around the coal mining industry. The last mine officially closed in 1968. It is located between the towns of Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe, Sedgefield, Shildon, Spennymoor and the cathedral city of Durham.
==Geography== Ferryhill sits on the western edge of the Ferryhill Gap, a natural gateway in limestone escarpment that outcrops on the Eastern Durham Plateau. The main settlement lies along the 'SW-NE' ridge, with later developments made to the south of the ridge.