History
Like much of the former Sedgefield district, Spennymoor has suffered severe economic depression since the decline of the coal mining industry. Local schemes funded by the Single Regeneration Budget are aiming to re-establish the area as a location of economic competitive advantage.
Tudhoe Cricket Ground was the victim of a rogue V1 flying bomb during the Second World War. The blast was powerful enough to make a crater in the cricket ground, and blew out the windows of surrounding houses (including those of the local St. Charles' Church) as well as shaking a great many other buildings.
Anne Wood, creator of the Teletubbies and In The Night Garden, was born and brought up in Spennymoor.
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