A small green in Ouston, County Durham - geograph-5095632

Ouston is a village in

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, about south-west of

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in the north-east of

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. The main village of Ouston (formerly called Ulkerton in earlier medieval times) is adjoined by the 1970s built housing estate known as Urpeth Grange but both are referred to colloquially as Ouston by locals. The population of the parish, according to the 2011 census, was 2,821.

Governance

Ouston is part of the

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named Ouston and Urpeth. The total population of this ward at the 2011 census was 7,490.

Schools

There were three schools in Ouston: St. Benet's Roman Catholic Infant & Junior School which has celebrated their 40th anniversary of the school, Ouston Infant and Ouston Junior school. Ouston Junior School was opened in December 1964. In 2014, the Infant and Junior schools were amalgamated on the site of the Junior School to form Ouston Primary. This school also provides a venue for several community activities and is often the venue for local cross country events.

Amenities

There are two pubs: the Red Lion in Ouston and The Cherry Tree in Urpeth Grange. A

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(The Ranch) is also situated in the neighbouring village of Perkinsville. Shops are limited to a

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located in the petrol station, a hairdressers and a couple of general stores. Organisations based in the village include the Ouston and Urpeth Conservation Volunteers and the Ouston Villagers Association

Transport

There are regular bus routes through Ouston with the Go North East bus company. The 34 and 34A run from Ouston to

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and the 28 and 29 buses run from

through Ouston and into

via

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Locality

The village itself was mostly constructed in 1961 with the showhomes being in Ardrossan opposite the Junior School which opened in 1964. Over time, the village expanded to its current size with further expansion continuing from Penhill, Urpeth, in the early 1970s onwards. In recent years. the housing development has rebegun in earnest in Turnberry and Woodlands, the former being a disused farmer's field with some World War II bunkers in it and the latter being an area next to the council estate (The Brooms) in an area near Walter's Wood.

References

External links

Ouston Primary School website

Community Amenities in Ouston

Cross Country at Ouston Junior School {{authority control Villages in County Durham