Sacriston

Sacriston
Main road through Sacriston
Sacriston is located in County Durham
Sacriston
Sacriston
Location within County Durham
Population4,999 2011 census[1]
OS grid referenceNZ240470
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDURHAM
Postcode districtDH7
Dialling code0191
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°49′01″N 1°37′34″W / 54.817°N 1.626°W / 54.817; -1.626
Bookplate of a Sacriston Wesleyan P.S.A. Book Scheme Prize awarded to George Taylor on 31 December 1898 from an 1890 edition of Gulliver's Travels and Other Works

Sacriston is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in County Durham, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Durham. The area has been populated since the Bronze Age.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.