Cockfield
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.614, -1.808 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 12 24 |
| Population: | 1,531 |
Cockfield in County Durham is a small upland village on the western edge of the old Durham coalfield, a compact settlement set among rolling farmland and moorland a few miles west of Bishop Auckland and on the fringe of the Durham Dales. The nearby common of Cockfield Fell gives expansive walking country and open views, with the landscape still showing patterns of medieval field systems and scars from historic mining activity.
Historically shaped by lead and coal extraction, the village retains a rural, community feel with a village hall, pub and farming at its heart, while many residents now commute to larger towns. Cockfield draws interest from walkers and anyone curious about industrial archaeology and the quieter, more pastoral side of County Durham.
Postcode districts covering Cockfield
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 24 miles
- Darlington 11.6 miles
- Hartlepool 24 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 19.6 miles
- Gateshead 24.3 miles
- Washington 23.1 miles
- Durham 15.1 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 20.7 miles
- Peterlee 21.1 miles
- Chester-le-Street 19.3 miles
- Billingham 21.5 miles
- Consett 16.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Raby with Keverstone Parish 1.4 miles
- Evenwood Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Evenwood and Barony Parish 2 miles
- Wackerfield Parish 2.1 miles
- Lynesack and Softley Parish 2.2 miles
- Staindrop Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hilton Parish 3 miles
- Cleatlam Parish 3.3 miles
- Toft Hill and High Etherley Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Langton Parish 3.5 miles
- Etherley Parish 3.5 miles
- Ingleton Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Cockfield
DL13 5DL, DL13 5DX, DL13 5DH, DL13 5BJ, DL13 5DQ, DL13 5EJ, DL13 5DN, DL13 5DY, DL13 5EZ … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 16.8 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 29.6 miles
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 6 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Cockfield Ad
- Manor House Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- The Three Horseshoes Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Runa Farm 5.5 miles
- Thomas Wright House 8.6 miles
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 6.3 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 7.4 miles
- Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel 3 7.3 miles
- Redworth Hall Hotel- Part of the Cairn Collection 4 7.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Darlington - North A1m 3 10 miles
- The Brown Horse Hotel 10 miles
Schools in Cockfield
- Cockfield Primary School Primary
- Highcroft School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 1.6 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 4 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 7 miles
- Windlestone Country house 8.9 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 9.7 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 13.1 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles
- University of Durham University 13.9 miles
- Old Park Country house 15 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 16.9 miles
- Lune Forest Forest 17.8 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 19.2 miles