Fishburn
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.687, -1.446 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 35 32 |
| Population: | 2,588 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Fishburn is a village and civil parish in County Durham in the north‑east of England, set among rolling farmland and patches of reclaimed industrial land. The settlement expanded in the 20th century around coal‑mining and its legacy still shapes the local landscape and building stock, even as former pit sites have been landscaped and put to other uses.
Community life in Fishburn is typically village‑centred, with sports clubs, local pubs and regular events that reflect a close‑knit social fabric; the area combines a rural feel with practical commuting links to nearby centres such as Durham and parts of Teesside, so it attracts both long‑standing families and newcomers seeking a quieter base with access to jobs and services.
Postcode districts covering Fishburn
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 22.8 miles
- Sunderland 14.6 miles
- Middlesbrough 12.7 miles
- Darlington 11.6 miles
- Hartlepool 9.4 miles
- South Shields 20.3 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 9.5 miles
- Gateshead 18.5 miles
- Washington 15 miles
- Durham 8.1 miles
- Wallsend 21.9 miles
- Newburn 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fishburn Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Trimdon Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Sedgefield Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Trimdon Grange Built-up area 2 miles
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 2.1 miles
- Kelloe Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Trimdon Colliery Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Trimdon Foundry Parish 2.8 miles
- Cornforth Built-up area 3 miles
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 3 miles
- Coxhoe Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Fishburn
TS21 4BD, TS21 4DE, TS21 4AZ, TS21 4DS, TS21 4ET, TS21 4DR, TS21 4AG, TS21 4BT, DL17 9DZ … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 12.3 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 26.1 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 7.7 miles
- Heighington Railway Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Fishburn Ad
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 4.2 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 7.1 miles
- Thomas Wright House 8.4 miles
- Hardwick Arms Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.8 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 8.3 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 8.3 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 8.2 miles
Schools in Fishburn
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 2.9 miles
- Windlestone Country house 6.4 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.7 miles
- University of Durham University 7.6 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 9.3 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 9.9 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 10.6 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 10.8 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 11.3 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 12.3 miles
- Teesport Harbour 12.6 miles