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Stanhope / ˈ s t æ n ə p / is a market town [1] and civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It lies on the River Wear between Eastgate and Frosterley, in the north-east of Weardale. The main A689 road over the Pennines is crossed by the B6278 between Barnard Castle and Shotley Bridge.
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Wearhead is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Weardale between Cowshill and Ireshopeburn. It is named after the nearby source of the River Wear which runs eastwards for approx 40 miles (64 km) to Sunderland. In the 2001 census Wearhead had a population of 210. [1]
In 1846, the parish leaders in Stanhope, led by the Rector, the Reverend William Darnell, decided to commission a town hall for the parish and to finance it by public subscription. The site they selected, on the north side of Front Street in the west end of the town, was held in copyhold by the Diocese of Durham , and the Bishop of Durham ...
Stanhope East Railway Bridge Weardale Railway: Stanhope: 54°44′29″N 2°0′7″W: Stanhope Central Railway Bridge Weardale Railway: Stanhope: 1895: 54°44′42″N 2°0′28″W: Stanhope Footbridge Footpath: Stanhope: 54°44′52″N 2°0′56″W: Stanhope Ford Stanhope: 54°44′52″N 2°0′56″W: Stanhope Bridge B6278 road: Stanhope ...
Rookhope is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. A former lead and fluorspar mining community, it first existed as a group of cattle farms in the 13th Century. It is situated in the Pennines to the north of Weardale. W. H. Auden once called Rookhope "the most wonderfully desolate of all the dales". [1]
Unthank can be found just over Stanhope Ford and at the bottom of Softley Bank. It consists of Unthank Mill, Unthank Hall, Unthank Farm and Unthank Cottage, now called the Railway Cottage. Unthank Mill backs onto Unthank Park which is a popular caravan park, and also host to Stanhope's agricultural shows and other local events.
New House or Newhouse is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England.It lies on the north side of the River Wear, opposite Ireshopeburn, and is linked to the A689 Weardale valley road by Coronation Bridge (built in 1840).