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 miles
- Sunderland 15.9 miles
- Middlesbrough 16.2 miles
- Darlington 10.4 miles
- Hartlepool 14 miles
- South Shields 21.4 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 12.3 miles
- Gateshead 17.9 miles
- Washington 15.2 miles
- Durham 6.8 miles
- Wallsend 22.1 miles
- Newburn 21.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ferryhill Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Chilton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Kirk Merrington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Spennymoor Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Tudhoe Ward 2.1 miles
- Cornforth Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Windlestone Parish 2.5 miles
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 2.7 miles
- Coundon and Leeholme Built-up area 3 miles
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 3 miles
- Tursdale Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Croxdale and Hett Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Ferryhill
DL17 8PX, DL17 0AD, DL17 8PE, DL16 7HL, DL16 7JQ, DL17 8AA, DL17 0NR, DL17 8AH, DL17 8BL … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 13.1 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 25 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 4.9 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Ferryhill Ad
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 3.5 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 4 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Thomas Wright House 3.9 miles
- Eden Arms Hotel, Durham 3 2 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6.4 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Honest Lawyer Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 6.8 miles
- The City 6.4 miles
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 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles
- University of Durham University 5.8 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 10.9 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 11.5 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 12.1 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 12.6 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 13.8 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 14 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 14.1 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 14.6 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 14.6 miles