Close House, County Durham

Close House
Close House
	Entering Close House
	Close House Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ2327
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DL
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Bishop Auckland;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°38′53″N 1°38′28″W / 54.648°N 1.641°W

Close House is a village in County Durham, in England.^[1]^[2] It is situated a short distance to the north of Shildon, near to Eldon and Coundon Grange. In the 2001 census Close House had a population of 296.^[3]

The famed Gilbert and Sullivan star John Reed was born here in 1916.

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

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