Cornforth
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 Cornforth
Cornforth shown within County Durham |
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| Population | 2,501 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | NZ313343 |
| Unitary authority | County Durham |
| Ceremonial county | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ferryhill |
| Postcode district | DL17 |
| Dialling code | 01740 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Sedgefield |
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Cornforth is a village in County Durham, England. It is 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.
Thomas Hutchinson (bap. 1698, d. 1769) was a classical scholar, born in Cornforth and baptised there on 17 May 1698.
File:Cornforth Village Green and Church.jpg
Village green and church at Cornforth
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cornforth. |
- West Cornforth Village Website
- Cornforth Colliery entry on Durham Mining Museum
- Cornforth Quarry entry on Durham Mining Museum
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