Place:Witton-le-Wear, Durham, England

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NameWitton-le-Wear
TypeVillage
Located inDurham, England
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Witton-le-Wear is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear, to the north-west of Bishop Auckland.

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Etymology

The place name Witton or Whitton is fairly common in the north of England. The name sometimes derives from "white farm" but in the case of Witton-le-Wear, as with many others, Witton refers to a farm (Anglo-Saxon: ton) in or near woodland (Anglo-Saxon: widu). Witton-le-Wear's name is attested as Wudeton from 1104, but had become Wotton in Werdale by 1313. This subsequently evolved to the present form.

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Origins

Witton-le-Wear was once situated on a major railway line, whose principal use was to transport coal and cement around the north-east of England. However as the price of road haulage dropped the line fell into disuse and carried its last train in the early 1990s. Now, funded partly by George Reynolds, former criminal and owner of Darlington Football Club, and partly by European Union and lottery funds, it is being cleared for re-opening as a daily tourist line.

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