Witton Park Explained

Country:	England
Official Name:	Witton Park
Population:	384
Population Ref:	(2001)
Unitary England:	County Durham
Region:	North East England
Lieutenancy England:	Durham
Constituency Westminster:	Bishop Auckland
Post Town:	BISHOP AUCKLAND
Postcode District:	DL14
Postcode Area:	DL
Dial Code:	01388
Os Grid Reference:	NZ208294
Coordinates:	54.6663°N -1.7335°W
London Distance:	2270NaN0 SbE
Static Image Name:	Witton Park.jpg
Static Image Caption:	Low Queen Street in Witton Park

Witton Park is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Bishop Auckland. In 2001 it had a population of 384.^[1]

Famous people born in Witton Park

Brigadier General Roland Boys Bradford VC—youngest ever Brigadier General in the British Army at 25
Hebrew scholar Thomas Witton Davies raised and educated in Witton Park
Henry Bolckow, the German partner of Bolckow Vaughan became a Member of Parliament as did Witton Park (and later Bishop Auckland) tradesman Ben Spoor.
Frederick Lewis, 1st Baron Essendon World shipping magnate was born and lived in Dents Villas.

External links

A detailed study of the impact on the village of the 'Schedule D' status conferred on Witton Park by the 1951 Durham County Plan, which banned new development and enforced housing demolition, a 1979 MA thesis by R Snowdon: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10107/1/10107_6901.PDF?UkUDh:CyT
http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10107/1/10107_6901.PDF?UkUDh:CyT

Notes and References

Web site: Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets . Durham County Council . PDF . 7 November 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007090304/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/Lookup/Wear%20Valley%20Settlement%20Summary%20Sheets%20Numbers/$file/Wear+Valley+Settlement+Summary+Sheets+Numbers.pdf . October 7, 2007 .