Bournmoor (/ˈbɜːrnmʊər/ or /ˈbɔːrnmʊər/) is a village in County Durham, England, and is situated a short distance from Chester-le-Street.

[2] For much of the 20th century, "Bournmoor" was known as "Burnmoor", taking its name from the Moorsburn (an alternative name for Hutton Burn which runs through the village.

The mid-19th century Ordnance Survey map shows the old core of the village (the staff housing for the Lambton estate) as "Wapping", with the open country to the south of the Sunderland road and north west of Herrington Burn shown as "Bourn Moor" and the colliery complex which was later known as Lambton is shown as Bourn Moor Colliery.

[5][6] In 1913, the parish councils of "Bourn Moor" and "Morton Grange" complained to the Board of Trade about the poor facilities available to passengers at Fencehouses railway station.

[7] Sporting facilities in the village include cricket, football and tennis clubs situated near to the church.