Cornforth
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.701, -1.507 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 31 34 |
| Population: | 2,501 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Cornforth is a small civil parish in the north-east of County Durham, set within a mix of rolling farmland and the remnant industrial landscape of the Durham coalfield. The parish sits within easy reach of larger towns such as Bishop Auckland and Durham, so its character blends rural edges with the influence of nearby urban centres.
Historically the area grew up around 19th- and 20th-century coal mining, and that heritage still shapes the local built environment and community memory. Today the parish is a quiet residential and agricultural place where village hubs like the hall, church and local pub help sustain social life, while many residents commute to jobs in the surrounding towns or work in light industry and services as the area has diversified since the pits closed.
Postcode districts covering Cornforth
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Sunderland 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Middlesbrough 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Darlington 11.8 miles19 km
- Hartlepool 11.9 miles19.2 km
- South Shields 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Gateshead 17 miles27.3 km
- Washington 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Durham 6 miles9.7 km
- Wallsend 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Newburn 21.6 miles34.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Cornforth Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Coxhoe Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Tursdale Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Kelloe Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Cassop-cum-Quarrington Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ferryhill Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bowburn Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Croxdale and Hett Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Fishburn Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Trimdon Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Cornforth
DL17 9LH, DL17 9LE, DL17 9LX, DL17 9JG, DL17 9JS, DL17 9JA, DL17 9ET, DL17 9PD, DL17 9LU … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Newcastle International Airport 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Durham Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 6.9 miles11 km
Hotels near Cornforth Ad
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Thomas Wright House 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 5.7 miles9.3 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 8.3 miles13.4 km
Schools in Cornforth
- West Cornforth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Windlestone Country house 4.8 miles7.8 km
- University of Durham University 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 11.2 miles17.9 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 13.2 miles21.2 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Seaton Snook Hill 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 13.4 miles21.6 km