Fishburn
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.682, -1.438 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NZ 36 32 |
| Population: | 2,588 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Fishburn is a village and civil parish in County Durham in the North East of England. The village name likely reflects the old English words for a stream with fish, and it developed into a sizeable community during the heyday of the Durham Coalfield; coal mining shaped much of its 20th-century economy and local identity, and that industrial heritage remains visible in the village fabric and memory.
Today Fishburn is largely residential with local shops, a village hall, a primary school and traditional pubs, set against agricultural countryside and areas of species-rich grassland such as the nearby Fishburn Grasslands SSSI. It serves as a local centre for surrounding villages while remaining within easy reach of larger centres like Durham and Stockton-on-Tees, and community life still reflects a strong sense of local history and civic pride.
Postcode districts covering Fishburn
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Sunderland 14.9 miles24 km
- Middlesbrough 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Darlington 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Hartlepool 9 miles14.5 km
- South Shields 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 9 miles14.5 km
- Gateshead 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Washington 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Durham 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Wallsend 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Newburn 24 miles38.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Trimdon Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Sedgefield Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Trimdon Grange Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Trimdon Colliery Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Trimdon Foundry Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Kelloe Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Bradbury and the Isle Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Cornforth Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Coxhoe Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Fishburn
TS21 4AW, TS21 4AD, TS21 4DG, TS21 4BZ, TS21 4EA, TS21 4EP, TS21 4DW, TS21 4AY, TS21 4BS … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 12 miles19.2 km
- Newcastle International Airport 26.5 miles42.7 km
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Heighington Railway Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
Hotels near Fishburn Ad
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Thomas Wright House 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Hampton by Hilton Stockton on Tees 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
Schools in Fishburn
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Windlestone Country house 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.7 miles10.8 km
- University of Durham University 8.1 miles13 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Seaton Snook Hill 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Teesport Harbour 12.2 miles19.7 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km