Winston, County Durham

Winston
Winston
OS grid reference	NZ140167
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
	List of places UK England County Durham

Winston is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Darlington.

The local Bridgewater Arms Pub at the bottom of the village was once a school.

The nearby bridge over the River Tees also once held claim to being the biggest single stone arch bridge in Europe.^[1] It was featured in a French movie.^[which?]

Winston Gate is nearby hamlet nearby close to the border with Richmondshire and North Yorkshire.

Notable people

Birthplace of Aaron Arrowsmith, cartographer

References

^ "Winston Bridge". Retrieved 2009-07-30.

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[1] "Winston Bridge". Retrieved 2009-07-30.

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