South Church, County Durham

South Church

St. Andrew's parish church
South Church
 South Church shown within County Durham
OS grid referenceNZ220332
Shire countyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
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Coordinates: 54°39′03″N 1°39′52″W / 54.6507°N 1.6645°W / 54.6507; -1.6645

South Church is a village just south of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England.

South Church railway station opened in 1842 but was in operation for only about three years.[1] Nowadays the area is served by Bishop Auckland railway station. The 18th century astronomer and mathematician Thomas Wright was buried in the grounds of St Andrew's church after he died in 1786.

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 215. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.


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