Crook, County Durham
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 43 ′ N , 1 ° 45 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 13,500 | ||
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| Post town | CROOK | ||
| ZIP code section | DL15 | ||
| prefix | 01388 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | North East England | ||
| Ceremonial county | County Durham | ||
| Unitary authority | Durham | ||
| British Parliament | North West Durham | ||
Crook (Crook Market Town) is a market in County Durham , England .
The market town of approximately 13,500 residents is approximately 10 miles southwest of Durham and a few miles north of the River Wear on the A690 from Durham.
Crook has a well-known football team - Crook Town AFC.
education
The “Primary School” in Crook has been a Comenius partner school since October 2011 . The primary and secondary school Altomünster ( Bavaria ) and the “école primaire” in Flesselles ( France ) were declared school partners . "Healthy Active Citizens Across Europe" was chosen as the topic. This applies to the life of the healthy active citizen in the communities with their differences and similarities in everyday school life, in leisure activities, in daily routines, but also in family life, eating habits and the sporting preferences and offers in the home communities.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Jack Greenwell (* 1884), football player and coach
- Bill Rowe (* 1931), sound engineer
- Roy Stephenson (* 1932) football player
- Brian Foster (* 1954), particle physicist
photos
Web links
- St. Catherine's Church
- Crook Primary School - elementary school