Other places · North East England
Muggleswick
In or near Castleside.
Muggleswick in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Muggleswick 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Muggleswick is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett. the population was 130 at the 2001 Census reducing to 113 at the 2011 Census.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Listed in the Boldon Book (1183).—“The Prior holds Muglyngwyc, as is expressed in his charter, as well of the Bishop's favour, as in exchange for Herdewic. And in Bishop Hatfield’s survey of c. 1382, “The Prior holds the manor of Mugliswyk in exchange for the vill of Herdwyk. The estate has remained ever since vested in the Church of Durham.” There are the ruins of a hunting lodge, or grange, for the Prior of Durham, which is a listed building. The monastic grange was built for the priors of Durham by Prior Hugh of Darlington, while he held office between 1258 and 1272, on what is thought to have been the site of an earlier grange. The grange lay within a deer park, which Prior Hugh was…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8440, -1.9370
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Muggleswick
- Postcode
- DH8 9DW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Durham
- Official site
- www.durham.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2686351 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Muggleswick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Muggleswick War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.3 km
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Historic houses · 0.3 km
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Archaeological sites · 0.3 km
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Waterfalls · 1.4 km
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📷 3Memorials & monuments · North East England
Muggleswick War Memorial
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📷 3Historic houses · North East England
Remains of Monastic Grange
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📷 5Archaeological sites · North East England
Remains of Monastic Grange
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📷 5Waterfalls · North East England
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📷 4Reservoirs & lochs · North East England
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Muggleswick?
- Muggleswick is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH8 9DW), in the parish of Muggleswick.
- What is Muggleswick?
- Muggleswick in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Muggleswick?
- Drivers can use postcode DH8 9DW.
- Is Muggleswick a protected site?
- Yes — Muggleswick is part of the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Muggleswick?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH8 9DW. It sits within the North Durham parliamentary constituency.