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 miles
- Sunderland 14.9 miles
- Middlesbrough 12.2 miles
- Darlington 11.4 miles
- Hartlepool 9 miles
- South Shields 20.7 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 9 miles
- Gateshead 18.9 miles
- Washington 15.4 miles
- Durham 8.5 miles
- Wallsend 22.3 miles
- Newburn 24 miles
Neighbouring places
- Trimdon Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Sedgefield Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Trimdon Grange Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 2.5 miles
- Trimdon Colliery Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Trimdon Foundry Parish 3 miles
- Kelloe Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 3.3 miles
- Bradbury and the Isle Parish 3.4 miles
- Cornforth Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Coxhoe Built-up area 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Fishburn
TS21 4ES, TS21 4DH, TS21 4HE, TS21 4EH, TS21 4EJ, TS21 4BZ, TS21 4BX, TS21 4EN, TS21 4HA … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 12 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 26.5 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 7.7 miles
- Heighington Railway Station 8.2 miles
Hotels near Fishburn Ad
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 1.8 miles
- The Impeccable Pig 2 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 4.7 miles
- Hardwick Arms Hotel 3 2 miles
- The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield 1.9 miles
- Travelodge Sedgefield 3 2.4 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- OYO La Spada Boutique Hotel 3 2 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 5.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 8.3 miles
Schools in Fishburn
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 2.7 miles
- Windlestone Country house 6.6 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.7 miles
- University of Durham University 8.1 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 9 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 9.6 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 10.2 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 10.4 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 11.5 miles
- Teesport Harbour 12.2 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 12.6 miles