Shadforth
Encyclopedia
Shadforth is a village
in County Durham
, England
. It is situated a few miles to the east of Durham
. The historic centre of the village is designated a conservation area
.
Shadforth is also a civil parish that also incorporates Ludworth
and Sherburn Hill
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated a few miles to the east of Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
. The historic centre of the village is designated a conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
.
Shadforth is also a civil parish that also incorporates Ludworth
Ludworth, County Durham
Ludworth is a pit village in County Durham, England situated between Durham and Peterlee.Ludworth has one post office, a school, a community centre and a printers. The village used to have two churches and a fish shop, most of which were destroyed in a fire...
and Sherburn Hill
Sherburn Hill
Sherburn Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the east of Sherburn.From 1835 to 1965, the Sherburn Hill Colliery operated near the village. In 1851, the Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church was established in Sherburn Hill...
.