Coordinates: 54°42′10″N 1°30′56″W / 54.70288°N 1.51551°W
| Cornforth | |
.png)  Cornforth
Cornforth shown within County Durham |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | County Durham |
| Ceremonial county | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Dialling code | 01740 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Sedgefield |
| List of places: UK • England • County Durham | |
Cornforth is a village in County Durham, in 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.
References
- "Hutchinson, Thomas (1698-1769)", Dictionary of National Biography, accessed 26 April 2008
External links
- West Cornforth Village Website
- Cornforth Colliery entry on Durham Mining Museum
- Cornforth Quarry entry on Durham Mining Museum
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