Ferryhill

Ferryhill
Town
Ferryhill Town Hall
Ferryhill Location within County Durham
Population	8,942 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ291326
Unitary authority	Durham
Ceremonial county	Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FERRYHILL
Postcode district	DL17
Dialling code	01740
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Website	ferryhill.gov.uk
List of places UK England County Durham 54°41′N 1°33′W / 54.69°N 1.55°W / 54.69; -1.55

Ferryhill is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England,^[2] with an estimated population in 2018 of 9,362.^[3] The town grew in the 1900s around the coal mining industry. The last mine officially closed in 1968. It is located between the towns of Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe, Sedgefield, Shildon, Spennymoor and the cathedral city of Durham.