Roddymoor is a village in County Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

, in England

England

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. It is situated to the north of Crook

Crook, County Durham

Crook is a market town in County Durham, England. It is situated about 10 miles south-west of Durham.Crook lies a couple of miles north of the River Wear, on the A690 from Durham...

. Built to service the Peases West Cokeworks, and the pits situated around the village, it is predominantly a red-brick village with the exception of Dale Terrace, East Terrace which although red brick was a private street and not part of the council estate. With the only employment once the pits and Peases had closed being the Paint Factory (now a private residence) the village is of the dormitory variety now. Nearest pubs are in Billy Row, or a walk up the track following the old tubline and over the Beeching destroyed railway line to the Old Dun Cow, perennially known as the "Cowtail".

Nearest town is Crook, a 20 minute walk or a 5 minute bus-ride.