Harrowgate, County Durham

Harrowgate Hill is a suburb of Darlington, in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The area includes the villages of Beaumont Hill, the Harrowgate Village as well as Ashbrook and Harrowgate Hill with the latter the largest part of the area.

Harrowgate Hill
Harrowgate Hill Club and Institute
Harrowgate Hill is located in County Durham
Harrowgate Hill
Harrowgate Hill
Location within County Durham
Population5,997 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceNZ290178
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDARLINGTON
Postcode districtDL3
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
Websitewww.whessoeparishcouncil.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°33′18″N 1°33′11″W / 54.555°N 1.553°W / 54.555; -1.553

Description

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The area is covered by the Harrowgate Hill Ward, the villages are in the Whessoe civil parish (the name is notable for its use as a name for the Whessoe company) and the rest is unparished.[1] Before the ward boundary changes in 2015 was enclosed on two sides by railways — the East Coast Main Line to the east, and the Tees Valley Line to the west. The Ashbrook area, which lies to the east of the main line now also forms part of the ward. The ward extends as far south as Thompson Street and as far north as Beaumont Hill. The old ward population was 5,997 at the 2011 census and needed expanding to meet around 7,000.[2]

In 1894 Harrowgate Hill became a separate civil parish, being formed from the parts of Cockerton and Haughton-le-Skerne in Darlington Municipal Borough, on 1 October 1907 the parish was abolished and merged with Darlington.[3] In 1901 the parish had a population of 2316.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Darlington: Harrogate Hill electoral ward". www.darlington.gov.uk. Darlington Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Darlington ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Darlington Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Harrowgate Hill CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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