About Ferryhill
Ferryhill is a town in south-central County Durham, England, with a population of around 8, 942 people, making it the 12th largest town in the county. It is in the Durham County Unitary area. The town grew very rapidly in the 1900s around the coal mining industry. The last mine closed in 1968. HistoryThe town has a thriving history society who are in the process of opening a heritage centre in partnership with the town council. GeographyFerryhill sits on the western edge of the Ferryhill Gap, a natural gateway in the Limestone Escarpment that outcrops on the Eastern Durham Plateau. The main settlement lies along the SW-NE ridge, with later development to the south of the ridge. Ferryhill lies on the medieval Great North Road which used to be the A1 which was bypassed known as Ferryhill Cut in 1923, now the A167, which leads to Durham City and Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the North, and to Darlington in the south. Ferryhill Carrs is a designated Local Nature Reserve at the eastern edge of the town. Neighbouring settlements Spennymoor Kirk Merrington Chilton, County Durham Mainsforth Bishop Middleham
Ferryhill Description
Ferryhill is a town in south-central County Durham, England, with a population of around 8, 942 people, making it the 12th largest town in the county. It is in the Durham County Unitary area. The town grew very rapidly in the 1900s around the coal mining industry. The last mine closed in 1968. HistoryThe town has a thriving history society who are in the process of opening a heritage centre in partnership with the town council. GeographyFerryhill sits on the western edge of the Ferryhill Gap, a natural gateway in the Limestone Escarpment that outcrops on the Eastern Durham Plateau. The main settlement lies along the SW-NE ridge, with later development to the south of the ridge. Ferryhill lies on the medieval Great North Road which used to be the A1 which was bypassed known as Ferryhill Cut in 1923, now the A167, which leads to Durham City and Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the North, and to Darlington in the south. Ferryhill Carrs is a designated Local Nature Reserve at the eastern edge of the town. Neighbouring settlements Spennymoor Kirk Merrington Chilton, County Durham Mainsforth Bishop Middleham