Ludworth is a pit village in County Durham, England situated between Durham and Peterlee. Ludworth is 6.2 miles from Durham City Centre and 5.4 miles from Peterlee. It consists of just over 350 houses in three main housing estates and a few smaller streets. Ludworth has a combined post office and community shop, a primary school, a community centre, a small park and a printers. The village used to have a church, two Methodist chapels and a fish shop, most of which were destroyed in a fire.