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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. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 2118.[1]

Shadforth is also a civil parish that also incorporates Ludworth and Sherburn Hill.

History

Shadforth was a farming village from around AD 600. The village is mentioned in the Boldon Book of 1183. It is perhaps the only village in England with the name 'Shadforth' meaning 'Shallow Ford’. Shadforth is unusual in that it has never had its own pit in an area where mining was a large part of the community.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links

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Civil parishes in County Durham
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