Sherburn, or Sherburn Village, is a village and civil parish in
County Durham
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...
, England. It is 4 miles east of
Durham.
The village is located in the Sherburn division of Durham County Council and the
City of Durham constituency for Westminster elections. The population of this division taken at the
2011 census was 9,108.
History
A settlement has existed in this location for some considerable time. Until the 19th century Sherburn was a farming village, but with the
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succee ...
came the sinking of mines to provide coal to fuel the industries and railways to ensure its distribution. By the 1930s the two pits that were within the Parish boundaries were closed and with the demise of neighbouring collieries in the 1960s the railway lines also became redundant.
In recent years Sherburn Village has become a popular place in which to live, surrounded by countryside and with transport links to the City of Durham,
Newcastle upon Tyne
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,
Sunderland
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and
Teesside
Teesside () is an urban area around the River Tees in North East England. Straddling the border between County Durham and North Yorkshire, it spans the boroughs of Borough of Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton ...
Former Sunderland, Peterborough United and West Bromwich Albion centre-half
John Wile was born in Sherburn
References
External links
Durham Mining Museum entry on Sherburn Colliery
Villages in County Durham
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