Browney is a village in
County Durham
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, England. It is situated to the south-west of
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and adjoins
Meadowfield. It is part of the
parish
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of
Brandon and Byshottles
Brandon and Byshottles is a civil parish and electoral ward in County Durham, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 17,774 increasing to 18,509 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes Brandon, New Brancepeth, Broompark, ...
.
The Browney Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1887, to seat 270, and cost £400. Browney Colliery (mining) officially closed in 1938. The
Browney rail crash of 1946 killed 10 people.
Browney British School (now Browney Academy) was built in 1881 by the colliery owners, and consisted of mixed and infants, with accommodation for 407 in all. The average school attendance was 309 in 1892.
Literacy in Browney
The Browney colliery reading room and library were provided by the owners of the now-closed colliery. The library comprised over 1000 books, and the reading room was supplied with popular newspapers.
This was at a time when popular culture emphasised the benefits of literacy, via the Worker's Educational Movement.
This movement supplemented a relentless drive for self-improvement, involving literacy connected with the Book of Common Prayer, and standard forms of Christian worship.
References
External links
Browney Academy school website*
River Browney, County Durham
Villages in County Durham
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