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Burnopfield
Burnopfield in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Burnopfield is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Burnopfield is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated north of Stanley and Annfield Plain, close to the River Derwent and is 564 feet (172 metres) above sea level. There are around 4,553 inhabitants in Burnopfield. It is located seven miles (eleven kilometres) from Newcastle upon Tyne and 15 miles (24 kilometres) from Durham.
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Background
History
]] Burnopfield was the site of a leper hospital, High Friarside Hospice, which was founded in 1312, but was demolished in approximately 1450. The remains of the original chapel can still be seen today. Other historical buildings in Burnopfield include Burnopfield Hall, which was constructed in 1720 by the Newton family, a wealthy mine-owning family, Leap Mill Farm, a classic example of an 18th-century mill with a working water wheel, and the Gibside estate, which is located between Burnopfield and Rowlands Gill. ]] The families of Burnopfield Hall and Gibside are linked by the scandalous adventurer Andrew Robinson Stoney: in the late 1760s, Hannah Newton, daughter and heiress to the Newton…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9070, -1.7360
Sources
- wikidata: Q5000037 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burnopfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burnopfield?
- Burnopfield is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9070°, -1.7360°.