Castles · North East England
Mickleton
In or near Startforth.
Mickleton in England North East, United Kingdom.
Gordon Hatton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Mickleton 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
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Teesdale SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mickleton is a village and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England, situated 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north west of Barnard Castle. Lying within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District has been administered with County Durham since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1086, the village was recorded in the Domesday Book, with a population of 37 households. In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mickleton as:<blockquote>"a township in Romald-Kirk parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the Tees river and Tees Valley railway, 7¼ miles NW of Barnard-Castle. It has a post office under Darlington, a r. station, a chapel of ease, chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and a free school. Acres, 4,890. Real property, £3,169. Pop., 688. Houses, 122. Most of the surface is high moorland.</blockquote> A railway station on the Tees Valley Railway served the village between 1868 and 1964. Mickleton is situated by the meeting…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6088, -2.0557
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Mickleton
- Postcode
- DL12 0LF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2602509 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mickleton, County Durham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Places to stay
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mickleton?
- Mickleton is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 0LF), in the parish of Mickleton.
- What is Mickleton?
- Mickleton in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Mickleton?
- Drivers can use postcode DL12 0LF.
- Is Mickleton a protected site?
- Yes — Mickleton is part of the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Upper Teesdale SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Does Mickleton charge admission?
- Mickleton typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Mickleton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 0LF. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.