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West Auckland (/ ˈ ɔː k. l ə n d / AWK-lənd) is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, to the west of Bishop Auckland on the A688 road. It is reputed to have one of the largest village greens in the country, lined with 17th- and 18th-century buildings. [citation needed] In 2021 it had a population of 3113. [2]
Etherley, formerly West Auckland is a civil parish in County Durham, England. It includes Bildershaw , High Etherley , Low Etherley , Phoenix Row and Toft Hill . It had a population of 2,060 at the 2011 Census. [ 1 ]
It is situated on a hill approximately 4 miles west of Bishop Auckland. Entering High Etherley on the A68 from West Auckland the village continues on the B6282 towards Bishop Auckland. High Etherley is in the civil parish of Etherley. The population of the parish at the United Kingdom 2011 census was 2,060. [2]
West Auckland Airport, near Parakai in the northwestern Auckland Region of New Zealand; West Auckland (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate in New Zealand; West Auckland railway station, in County Durham, England; Etherley, a parish in County Durham, England formerly called "West Auckland"
The bridge crosses the River Gaunless at West Auckland, Co. Durham. Although never part of the main line, it was on a branch West of Shildon serving Witton Park Colliery. [4] This branch included two rope-worked inclines at Brusselton and Etherley. Between these, wagons were pulled by horses, rather than the heavier locomotives.
Bishop Auckland (/ ˈ ɔː k. l ə n d / AWK-lənd) is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England.It is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Durham.
The Gaunless is a tributary river of the Wear in County Durham, England. Its name is Old Norse , meaning "useless". [ 1 ] The Gaunless Viaduct , built in 1825, was the tallest viaduct on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway .
The Earldom of Auckland was named after West Auckland, a village in County Durham, Northern England [17]. The name "Auckland" in West Auckland is thought to originate from the Cumbric word " Alclud " which was the Kingdom of Strathclyde 's alternative name meaning "cliff on the Clyde".