Spennymoor
Sign in to saveSpennymoor is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is south of the River Wear and is south of Durham. The civil parish includes the villages of Kirk Merrington, Middlestone Moor, Byers Green and Tudhoe. In 2011 the parish had a population of 19,816.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Spennymoor
- UK place.type
- Town and civil parish
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Arms-spennymoor.jpg
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 100
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- The town council armsMotto: SPE NEMO RUET "With hope, no one shall fail"
- UK place.population
- 19816
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Spennymoor
- UK place.unitary_england
- County Durham
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- County Durham
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- UK place.post_town
- SPENNYMOOR
- UK place.postcode_district
- DL16
- UK place.postcode_area
- DL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01388
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NZ261340
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Troubled years
- The rise of industry
- 20th century
- Modern era
- Transport
- Media
- Notable people
- Politics
- Landmarks
- Whitworth Hall
- Spennymoor Settlement
- Durham Mining Museum
- Miners' banner
- Facilities and sport
- References
- External links
Spennymoor is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is south of the River Wear and is south of Durham. The civil parish includes the villages of Kirk Merrington, Middlestone Moor, Byers Green and Tudhoe. In 2011 the parish had a population of 19,816.
==History== ===Origins=== The land on which Spennymoor now stands was once a vast expanse of moorland covered with thorn and whin bushes (Spenny Moor). In 1336 its place-name was recorded as Spendingmor. The name is probably derived from the Old English or Old Norse spenning and mōr, meaning a moor with a fence or enclosure.