West Rainton is a village in the civil parish of West Rainton and Leamside,[2] in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring. Leamside is about one-half mile (0.80 km) to the west, and the south-western end of the village is known by the separate name of Rainton Gate. The village straddles a ridge parallel to the A690 with extensive views to the west.[3] At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,255,[4] increasing to 2,316 at the 2011 Census.[1]
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^"Parish Headcounts: Durham". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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