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Fir Tree, County Durham

Coordinates: 54°42′14″N 1°47′02″W / 54.704°N 1.784°W / 54.704; -1.784
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Fir Tree
Fir Tree is located in County Durham
Fir Tree
Fir Tree
Location within County Durham
Population226 (2001)
OS grid referenceNZ140343
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCROOK
Postcode districtDL15
Dialling code01388
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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County Durham
54°42′14″N 1°47′02″W / 54.704°N 1.784°W / 54.704; -1.784

Fir Tree is a village in County Durham, in England. It is west of Crook, near the River Wear.

Fir Tree has a petrol station and two pubs: The Duke of York and The Fir Tree Country Hotel. According to the 2001 census, Fir Tree had a population of 226.[1] Wear Valley Council say the population, according to the census of 2007 (for Wear Valley) was 314. It is approximately 2 mi from the small market town of Crook and 6 mi from the large market town Bishop Auckland. Approximately 1 mi northwest of the village is the World War II Harperley POW Camp 93.

References

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  1. ^ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2016.