Brandon, County Durham

Brandon
Brandon
	Brandon Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ240396
Civil parish	Brandon and Byshottles;
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DURHAM
Postcode district	DH7
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	City of Durham;

Brandon is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the southwest of Durham. Brandon was originally one of the seven townships within the ancient parish of Brancepeth. It grew from a sparsely populated agricultural area into a populous mining district after the establishment of collieries and later coke and fireclay works. Until the 19th century Brandon village, formerly known as East Brandon, was one of the larger settlements in Brancepeth Parish.

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