| 词条 | Tow Law |
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|country = England |static_image_name = Tow Law High Street.jpg |static_image_caption = High Street, Tow Law, A68 |coordinates = {{coord|54.748000|-1.815182|display=inline,title}} |official_name = Tow Law |population = 2,138 |population_ref = (2011) |unitary_england = County Durham |lieutenancy_england = County Durham |region = North East England |constituency_westminster = North West Durham |post_town = BISHOP AUCKLAND |postcode_district = DL13 |postcode_area = DL |dial_code = 01388 |os_grid_reference = NZ119393 }} Tow Law {{IPAc-en|t|aʊ|ˈ|l|ɔː}} is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,952, increasing to 2,138 at the 2011 Census.[1] It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett. Tow Law Town football team are based in the town. The town constituted an urban district from 1894 until 1974. The town is mentioned in the Mark Knopfler song "Hill Farmer's Blues" from his album The Ragpicker's Dream. The name "Tow Law" is from the Old English tot hlaw meaning "lookout mound," the name of a house which stood there before the iron works and the village were built.[2] The main road through the town is the A68, which starts in Darlington and goes on north, ending near Dalkeith, just south-east of Edinburgh. Since December 2001 the town has had a 2.3 MW wind farm consisting of three {{convert|50|m|abbr=on}} high wind power turbines. During the 2001 foot and mouth crisis, MAFF buried diseased animals at the former Inkerman Pit site. This was an emotive issue for local residents, who were disturbed by vehicle movements and smells from the pit.[3] Many protesters attended the site every day for six months but had no effect and Defra continued to keep the site operational until the spring of 2002. Notable people{{see also|Category:People from Tow Law}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129800&c=tow+law+cp&d=16&e=62&g=6420377&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1454353871594&enc=1|title=Town population 2011|accessdate=1 February 2016}} 2. ^Room's book {{ISBN|0-7475-0170-X}} 3. ^{{cite web |author = unknown |title = Wear Valley Community Research Tow Law Community Appraisal |url = http://www.wearvalley.gov.uk/media/pdf/q/o/TowLaw_1.pdf |format = pdf |date = February 2002 |accessdate = 4 November 2009 |publisher = Wear Valley District Council |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718210607/http://www.wearvalley.gov.uk/media/pdf/q/o/TowLaw_1.pdf |archivedate = 18 July 2011 |df = }} External links
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