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Rushyford
Rushyford est un village de 212 habitants dans le Durham en Angleterre.
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Rushyford
Rushyford is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Darlington and Durham, close to Newton Aycliffe and Chilton. About 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village is Windlestone Hall, a 16th-century country house which was significantly enlarged in the early 19th Century, historically the seat of the Eden family. The Prime Minister between 1955 and 1957, and later Earl of Avon, Anthony Eden was born in the house in 1897. The intersection of the A167 and the A689 roads is to the village's immediate north-east.
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Chilton, County Durham
Chilton is a town in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the east of Bishop Auckland and a short distance to the south of Ferryhill, on the A167.
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Biomass Energy Centre
Biomass Energy Centre is a biomass fired CHP power station located in the town of Chilton in County Durham. Opened in 2011, the plant was developed, and then owned and operated by Veolia Energy-Dalkia.
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Woodham Golf and Country Club
Woodham Golf and Country Club (formerly known as Rushyford Golf Club) is a golf club in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. The course, set over 229 acres (0.93 km2) of parkland, opened in 1981, and was designed by James Hamilton-Stutt. The club's head professional is Ernie Wilson. Which was in administration but now been bought by Hall Construction Services and is now open.
Woodham Golf Club Honours:
- Lee McCavanagh - Durham County Matchplay Champion 2010, Durham County 30+Caps, England Schoolboys U18s
- Tony Stafford - England University 3 Caps v Wales, Scotland and Ireland, North Durham Union Champion 2002, Durham County U21 Captain, Durham County 8 Caps.
- David Burnham - Durham County 5 Caps
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Windlestone Hall
Windlestone Hall is a mid-16th century Elizabethan country house, heavily rebuilt in 1821 to form a Greek revival stately home, situated near Rushyford, County Durham, England. The Hall sits within 400 acres of designed parkland. It is a Grade II* Listed building. As of 2022 it is back in private family ownership, with the surrounding estate maintained and conserved by a dedicated heritage charitable trust.