Fir Tree is a village in County Durham, in England. It is west of Crook, near the River Wear.
| Fir Tree | |
|---|---|
  Fir Tree Location within County Durham | |
| Population | 226 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | NZ140343 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CROOK |
| Postcode district | DL15 |
| Dialling code | 01388 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
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
edit- ^ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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