Cornsay

Cornsay is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a four miles to the south of Consett. The central village consisting of seventeen dwellings, including four farms. The farms North, South, East & West Farm, formerly belonged to Ushaw College for the training of catholic priests, hence the organised nomenclature. East and West Farms are now in private hands, but the other two are still active, South farm run by the Suddes family for many generations, home of the pedigree Cornsay Limousin Herd of beef cattle. North Farm also run for many generations by the Tweddle family.

Also present on the village green is the enigmatic draw well, a cross between a WW2 pill-box and a bus shelter; once the main source of water for the village, a curious dedication over the door dates back to the seventeenth century. Recently restored to its former glory by the removal of the brick infill that had blocked the doorway, now having a new wrought iron gate that allows inspection of the interior of the building.

See also Cornsay Colliery.

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Coordinates: 54°47′N 1°46′W / 54.783°N 1.767°W / 54.783; -1.767