Ferryhill
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.683, -1.563 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 28 32 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Ferryhill is a compact former coal‑mining community in County Durham, situated between Durham and Bishop Auckland in north‑east England. The area combines a traditional market‑town core with surrounding suburban streets and green spaces where old pit‑land has been reclaimed, giving a mix of compact housing, small industrial units and accessible countryside on its fringes.
Historically shaped by 19th and 20th‑century mining, the local identity is still marked by strong community organisations, brass bands and amateur sports clubs, and there has been steady regeneration since the pits closed. The local economy now leans on retail and services, light industry and commuting to nearby centres, while social life often revolves around community halls, annual events and efforts to preserve the town’s industrial heritage.
Postcode districts covering Ferryhill
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 22 miles35.4 km
- Sunderland 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Middlesbrough 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Darlington 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Hartlepool 14 miles22.5 km
- South Shields 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Gateshead 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Washington 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Durham 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Wallsend 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Newburn 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Ferryhill Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Chilton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Kirk Merrington Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Spennymoor Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Tudhoe Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Cornforth Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Windlestone Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Coundon and Leeholme Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Tursdale Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Croxdale and Hett Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Ferryhill
DL17 0DH, DL16 7FX, DL17 0NA, DL17 8RS, DL17 8QW, DL17 8UA, DL17 8NX, DL17 0BH, DL17 8LE … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Newcastle International Airport 25 miles40.3 km
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Shildon Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
Hotels near Ferryhill Ad
- Thomas Wright House 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Manor House Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
Schools in Ferryhill
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy Primary
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ferryhill School Secondary
- Ferryhill Station Primary School Primary
- Kirk Merrington Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles7.4 km
- University of Durham University 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Streatlam Castle Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km