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Witton-le-Wear
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Witton-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, North East England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear, to the north-west of Bishop Auckland.
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- Locality
- Witton-le-Wear
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 567
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Durham
- Population
- 690
- Image
- The Victoria , School Street , Witton-le-Wear - geograph.org.uk - 306750.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01388
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- Witton-le-Wear
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- NZ150320
- P8168
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- P12749
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- Geography and administration
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- Etymology
- Industrial history
- Recent history
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- Notable residents
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Witton-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, North East England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear, to the north-west of Bishop Auckland.
==Geography and administration== Witton-le-Wear is part of the North West Durham Parliamentary constituency, and is represented by Richard Holden (Conservative). The village is within Weardale Ward, which elects two councillors to Durham County Council. The current councillors are Anita Savory (Independent) and John Shuttleworth (Independent). Witton-le-Wear also has an eight-member Parish Council.
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