Bowburn
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.736, -1.526 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 30 38 |
| Population: | 3,884 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Bowburn is a former pit village in County Durham a few miles to the south of Durham, which grew up around coal-mining in the early 20th century. The old colliery has long gone, but its impact is still visible in the village layout and local memory; the former pit site is now largely given over to an industrial estate and light industry, reflecting a shift in the local economy after mining declined.
Today Bowburn combines basic local amenities - shops, a primary school and sports clubs - with easy road links to larger employment centres via the A1(M), making it a practical commuter settlement while retaining a strong community identity and visible traces of its industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Bowburn
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Sunderland 12 miles19.3 km
- Middlesbrough 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Darlington 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Hartlepool 13.4 miles21.5 km
- South Shields 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 14 miles22.6 km
- Gateshead 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Washington 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Durham 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Wallsend 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Newburn 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Tursdale Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cassop-cum-Quarrington Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- High Shincliffe Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Coxhoe Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Shincliffe Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Durham South Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Croxdale and Hett Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Kelloe Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cornforth Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Croxdale Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Sherburn Village Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Sherburn Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Bowburn
DH6 5DX, DH6 5EP, DH6 5NB, DH6 5DU, DH6 5ED, DH6 5PS, DH6 5DH, DH6 5NA, DH6 5AH … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 16.2 miles26 km
- Newcastle International Airport 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Durham Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 8.1 miles13.1 km
Hotels in Bowburn
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Windlestone Country house 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Stadium of Light Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 14 miles22.5 km
- Ravensworth Estate 14 miles22.5 km