Fir Tree, County Durham Explained

Official Name:Fir Tree
Country:England
Region:North East England
Os Grid Reference:NZ140343
Coordinates:54.704°N -1.784°W
Post Town:CROOK
Postcode Area:DL
Postcode District:DL15
Population:226
Population Ref:(2001)
Dial Code:01388
Constituency Westminster:North West Durham
Unitary England:County Durham
Lieutenancy England:County Durham

Fir Tree is a village in County Durham, in England. It is west of Crook, near the River Wear.

Fir Tree has a petrol station and two pubs: The Duke of York and The Fir Tree Country Hotel. According to the 2001 census, Fir Tree had a population of 226.[1] Wear Valley Council say the population, according to the census of 2007 (for Wear Valley) was 314. It is approximately 2 mi from the small market town of Crook and 6 mi from the large market town Bishop Auckland. Approximately 1 mi northwest of the village is the World War II Harperley POW Camp 93.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets . Durham County Council . PDF . 14 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007090304/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/Lookup/Wear%20Valley%20Settlement%20Summary%20Sheets%20Numbers/%24file/Wear+Valley+Settlement+Summary+Sheets+Numbers.pdf . 7 October 2007 . dmy-all .