Toronto, County Durham

Village in County Durham, England

Human settlement in England

Toronto

Toronto

Location within County Durham

Population| 399 (2001)[1]
OS grid reference| NZ 19913 30754
Unitary authority|

* County Durham

Ceremonial county|

* County Durham

Region|

* North East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| BISHOP AUCKLAND
Postcode district| DL14
Dialling code| 01388
Police| Durham
Fire| County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance| North East
UK Parliament|

* Bishop Auckland

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England
County Durham

54°40′11″N 1°41′27″W﻿ / ﻿54.669750°N 1.6908500°W﻿ / 54.669750; -1.6908500

Toronto is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a mile to the north-west of Bishop Auckland and was represented in Wear Valley District Council until that authority was merged into Durham County Council in April 2009. In the 2001 census Toronto had a population of 399.[1]

## History

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The village is named after Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The name is derived from the Mohawk word tkaronto, meaning "place where trees stand in the water". A coal baron named WC Stobart who owned land in County Durham was visiting the Canadian city in 1859 when he was told that coal had been discovered under his land. He therefore decided to call the mine Toronto, whence the village also took its name.[2]

## Geography

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Toronto is located on a plateau north west of Bishop Auckland in a loop of the River Wear.

## Demographics

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Population in the village is similar to Bishop Auckland, predominantly white. The village consists of houses, mostly in traditional brick-built terraces, surrounded by agricultural land.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
2. ^ "Why are so many County Durham places named after foreign towns?". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

## External links

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* Durham Mining Museum entry on Toronto (Newton Cap) Colliery

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