Other places · North East England
Frosterley
In or near Stanhope.
Frosterley in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mike Quinn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Frosterley · 0.4 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Frosterley, the nearest railway station is Frosterley, located 0.4 km away. The postcode for navigation is DL13 2QS. Entry information is not provided, so please check ahead for details on accessibility and any potential fees.
About
Frosterley 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.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2019
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Frosterley is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale, on the River Wear close to its confluence with Bollihope Burn; between Wolsingham and Stanhope; 18 miles (29 km) west of Durham City and 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the 2001 census Frosterley had a population of 705. Frosterley is on the Weardale Railway. Heritage trains currently run to Stanhope, Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The area has been inhabited since Mesolithic times: Mesolithic flints and Neolithic stones axes have been found in the vicinity. A bronze spearhead was found in a local quarry dating to the late Bronze Age . The village itself has medieval origins, and although the original houses have long been replaced, the village still retains its medieval pattern. On the north of the village are the remains of St Botolph’s Chapel. What remains is an earthwork mound surrounded by a modern housing estate (Kirk Rise). The site was excavated in 1995, before the estate was built, and the probable remains of an ecclesiastical building were discovered. It is thought this was built around the 10th or 11th…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7278, -1.9588
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 2QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Frosterley — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5506207 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Frosterley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Frosterley?
- Frosterley is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 2QS), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is Frosterley?
- Frosterley in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Frosterley?
- The nearest railway station is Frosterley, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 2QS.
- Is Frosterley a protected site?
- Yes — Frosterley is part of the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Frosterley?
- The nearest railway station is Frosterley, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 2QS.