Ferryhill
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Ferryhill is a town in south-central County Durham, England, with a population of around 11,651 people, measured in the 2011 census as 9,940, making it the 8th biggest town in the county. It is in the Durham County Unitary area. The town grew very rapidly in the 1900s around the coal mining industry. The last mine closed in 1968.