Evenwood

Evenwood
Evenwood
Evenwood shown within County Durham
Population	2,455
OS grid reference	NZ153112
Shire county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bishop Auckland
Postcode district	DL14 0
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
List of places UK England County Durham 54°37′13″N 1°45′40″W / 54.620195°N 1.761168°W / 54.620195; -1.761168Coordinates: 54°37′13″N 1°45′40″W / 54.620195°N 1.761168°W / 54.620195; -1.761168

Evenwood is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south west of Bishop Auckland. It is in the civil parish of Evenwood and Barony, which has a population of 2,534 falling to 2,455 at the 2011 Census.

A former coal mining village, the major pit, Randolph Colliery with its associated coke ovens, was worked between 1893 and 1962, and at its peak in 1914 employed over 1000 men.

An electoral ward in the name of Evenwood exists. This ward stretches west to Woodland with a total population of 8,114.

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