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Tow Law

Town in County Durham, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	Tow Law High Street.jpg
static_image_caption	High Street, Tow Law, A68
coordinates
official_name	Tow Law
population	2,138
population_ref	(2011)
unitary_england	County Durham
lieutenancy_england	County Durham
region	North East England
constituency_westminster	Bishop Auckland
post_town	BISHOP AUCKLAND
postcode_district	DL13
postcode_area	DL
dial_code	01388
os_grid_reference	NZ119393

Tow Law is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett and 5 miles to the north west of Crook.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,952, increasing to 2,138 at the 2011 Census.

The main road through the town is the A68, which starts in Darlington and goes on north, ending near Dalkeith, just south-east of Edinburgh. The River Deerness rises from a spring on the eastern edge of the town.

Tow Law Town football club is based in the town. The town is mentioned in Mark Knopfler's song "Hill Farmer's Blues" from his album The Ragpicker's Dream.

History

The name "Tow Law" is from the Old English tot hlaw meaning "lookout mound," the name of a house which stood there before the iron works and the village were built.

St Philip & St James' Church Tow Law, designed by C. Hodgson Fowler, was completed in 1869.

There was rapid growth in the mid 19th century after the Weardale Iron and Coal Company was established here in 1845. Blast furnaces were built and collieries were opened; the population was about 2000 in 1851, and 5000 in 1881.

The town constituted an urban district from 1894 until 1974.

21st century

Since December 2001 the town has had a 2.3 Megawatt wind farm consisting of three 50 m-high wind-powered turbines. During the 2001 foot and mouth crisis, MAFF buried diseased animals at the former Inkerman Pit site. This was an emotive issue for local residents, who were disturbed by vehicle movements and smells from the pit.{{cite web |access-date = 4 November 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718210607/http://www.wearvalley.gov.uk/media/pdf/q/o/TowLaw_1.pdf |archive-date = 18 July 2011

Notable people

Albert Ernest Hillary, English chocolate manufacturer and Liberal politician
Sean Hodgson, Britain's longest serving prisoner (27 years) found to be innocent
Alan Milburn, British Labour politician
Alice Pickering (1860-1939), tennis player who twice reached the Wimbledon Championship Final.
Katherine Ashton Simpson (1858–1951), the British author, poet and painter.
Chris Waddle, former Premier League footballer played for Tow Law Town A.F.C.

References

"Town population 2011".
Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 map
Room's book {{ISBN. 0-7475-0170-X
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[http://www.towlaw.org.uk/history.htm "Tow Law"] {{Webarchive. link. (3 March 2021 Tow Law Community Association. Retrieved 25 February 2020.)
"Alice Simpson Pickering - An Early Lawn Tennis Player".
"Katherine Ashton Simpson". ArtUK.

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