Population 2,501 (2011) Ceremonial county County Durham Country England Local time Monday 2:03 PM UK parliament constituency Sedgefield | OS grid reference NZ313343 Region North East Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01740 | |
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Cornforth is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north-east of Ferryhill.
Map of Cornforth, UK
Before the middle part of the Victorian era, when coal mining was at its height in County Durham, Cornforth was in the parish of Bishop Middleham.
Thomas Hutchinson (bap. 1698, d. 1769) was a classical scholar, born in Cornforth and baptised there on 17 May 1698.
References
Cornforth Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA