Bolam, County Durham

Bolam
Legs Cross on Dere Street overlooks Bolam
Bolam
Location within County Durham
Population84 (2021 census)
Civil parish
  • Bolam
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East

Bolam is a small village located in County Durham, England. The parish population (including Hilton and Morton Tinmouth) at the 2011 census was 209, in 2021 the parish of Bolam alone had 84. It is situated a few miles to the north-west of Darlington.

In 2009 Npower Renewables identified an area of land to the north-west of Bolam as a possible site for the location of seven wind turbines, each up to 125 metres tall.