Butsfield

Butsfield
Butsfield
	Looking north across the valley of the River Browney to East Butsfield
	Butsfield Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ113453
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARLINGTON
Postcode district	DL13
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°48′11″N 1°49′26″W / 54.803°N 1.824°W

Butsfield is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett, near the village of Satley. Butsfield Burn Farm is the farm located at the centre of the Butsfield area.

History

Butsfield had six farms in 1834, but mostly consisted of woodlands and "barren Fells."^[1]

Butsfield was the site of the murder of council officer Harry Collinson by Albert Dryden in June 1991.

References

^ Mackenzie, Eneas (1834). An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County Palatine of Durham: Comprehending the Various Subjects of Natural, Civil, and Ecclesiastical Geography, Agriculture, Mines, Manufactures, Navigation, Trade, Commerce, Buildings, Antiquities, Curiosities, Public Institutions, Charities, Population, Customs, Biography, Local History, &c, Volume 1. p. 228. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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[1] Mackenzie, Eneas (1834). An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County Palatine of Durham: Comprehending the Various Subjects of Natural, Civil, and Ecclesiastical Geography, Agriculture, Mines, Manufactures, Navigation, Trade, Commerce, Buildings, Antiquities, Curiosities, Public Institutions, Charities, Population, Customs, Biography, Local History, &c, Volume 1. p. 228. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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