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Evenwood
Evenwood is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south west of Bishop Auckland. It is in the civil parish of Evenwood and Barony, which has a population of 2,534 falling to 2,455 at the 2011 Census. A former coal mining village, the major pit, Randolph Colliery with its associated coke ovens, was worked between 1893 and 1962, and at its peak in 1914 employed over 1000 men.
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Evenwood Gate
Evenwood Gate is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south west of Bishop Auckland, close to Evenwood.
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Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland
Ramshaw is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south-west of Bishop Auckland. As of 2025, the village had a population of approximately 321.Ramshaw was originally a mining village and is home to one restaurant, the Bridge Inn. The River Gaunless runs through Ramshaw. The name Gaunless itself is of later Norse origin, meaning useless. It is believed that this derives from the river's inability to power a mill, sustain fish or create fertile floodplains. The bridge connecting Ramshaw with neighbouring village Evenwood is between 300 and 500 years old.
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Evenwood railway station
Evenwood railway station served the village of Evenwood, County Durham, England from 1858 to 1962 on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway.
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Lands railway station
Lands railway station served the hamlet of Low Lands, County Durham, England, from 1858 to 1872 on the Haggerleases branch of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.