Faverdale

Faverdale
Faverdale Location within County Durham
Population	2,985 (2011.ward)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ276166
Shire county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARLINGTON
Postcode district	DL3
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
List of places UK England County Durham 54°32′38″N 1°34′26″W / 54.544°N 1.574°W / 54.544; -1.574

Faverdale is a suburb of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is situated in the north west of Darlington, north of Cockerton. The area was rural until the 20th century, a large wagon works was established in the 1920s, with housing development starting at the same time. The wagon works closed in the 1960s and further industrial and commercial development took place expanding from the brownfield site. As of 2012 the area has a mixture of industrial, residential and rural land use.