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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.
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] On 17 July 1939 the parish was renamed "Etherley". [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"
West Auckland railway station served the villages of St Helen Auckland and West Auckland in County Durham, England, between 1833 and 1962. It was on the railway line between Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle. [1] There was a locomotive depot, which was the only one to be both closed completely and later reopened by the London and North Eastern ...
West Hartlepool 51D 1950–1958 Middlesbrough Sub-shed Guisborough (to 1954) 51E 1950–1959 Stockton 51F 1950–1965 West Auckland Sub-shed Wearhead (to 1954) 51G 1950–1959 Haverton Hill 51H 1950–1958 Kirkby Stephen Became 12E 51J 1950–1963 Northallerton Sub-shed Leyburn (to 1954) 51K 1950–1958 Saltburn 51L 1958–1973 Thornaby: Became TE
The Eden Baronetcy of West Auckland was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 November 1672 for Robert Eden, subsequently Member of Parliament for County Durham. He was the son of Colonel John Eden, a supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War .
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]
[14] [15] Auckland is an area name used in the settlements of St Helen Auckland, West Auckland and St Andrew Auckland, the latter an old name for South Church, all of which are along the path of the Gaunless. [16] [17] [8] The town was in the Bishop of Durham's land, gaining the 'bishop' element to differentiate it from the other settlements ...