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Crook is a market town in the district and ceremonial county of County Durham, Northern England. It located on the edge of Weardale, therefore sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to Weardale".
Crook first appeared as an agricultural village around 1795 although its surrounding districts; Billy Row, Stanley, White Lea and Helmington Row, were established much earlier. In these days Crook was predominantly farmland; however, it also had an Inn and a blacksmith shop, consequently the primary field of employment was within the agricultural industry. 40 years later; Crook became a mining village, and thrived as the coal was very close to the surface and soon there were over 20 mines around the Crook area, and by the end of the nineteenth century the town had developed rapidly in population and economy.
However a lot of the population in the area had declined in the following century as the coal mines and industries closed with over 34% of the population being unemployed.
Crook's football team, Crook Town F.C., have won the FA Amateur Cup five times, most recently beating Enfield F.C. in 1964, before the cup was abolished in 1974. This record is second only to Crook's near neighbours, Bishop Auckland F.C. The club have also reached the third round of the FA Cup and formed a key role in the development of FC Barcelona, playing a number of friendly matches in the 1910s and 1920s.
Crook
Originally on Hope Street next to the Police Station.
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Billy Row
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Billy Row is a village in County Durham, England.
It is situated a short distance to the north of Crook. According to the 2001 census Billy Row has a population of 824.
The name Billy Row was given by Sir William Row who was given the land of billy row.
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