National landscapes (AONB) · North East England
Weardale
In or near Wolsingham.
Weardale in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andy Waddington — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingfisher Halt · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Weardale is located in County Durham, with the postcode DL13 3BG. The nearest railway station is Kingfisher Halt, which is 1.1 km away. Entry to the area is free.
About
Weardale 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: 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
Weardale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large parts of Weardale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – the second-largest AONB in England and Wales. The upper dale is surrounded by high fells (up to 2,454 feet (748 m) O.D. at Burnhope Seat) and heather grouse moors. The River Wear flows through Weardale before reaching Bishop Auckland and then Durham, meeting the sea at Sunderland. The Wear Valley local government district covered the upper part of the dale, including Weardale, between 1974 and 2009, when it was abolished on County Durham's becoming a unitary authority. (From 1894 to 1974 there was a Weardale Rural District.) Upper Weardale is in the parliamentary constituency of North West Durham. The dale's principal settlements include St John's Chapel and the towns of Crook, Stanhope and Wolsingham.
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Background
History
Past occupation or activity by man is attested by evidence such as the Heatheryburn Bronze Age collection of gold and other objects, now in the British Museum; altars placed by Roman officers who took hunting trips out from forts in present-day County Durham; and the use from Norman times of Frosterley Marble, a black fossiliferous layer of limestone occurring near that village, as an ornamental material in Durham Cathedral and many other churches and public buildings. The small towns of Stanhope and Wolsingham appear to have existed as Anglo-Saxon settlements before the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Normans extended farming in this part of the dale, and later in the Middle Ages the upper…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7160, -1.9250
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Wolsingham
- Postcode
- DL13 3BG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Kingfisher Halt — 1.1 km
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Weardale?
- Weardale is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 3BG), in the parish of Wolsingham.
- What is Weardale?
- Weardale in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Weardale?
- The nearest railway station is Kingfisher Halt, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 3BG.
- Is Weardale a protected site?
- Yes — Weardale is part of the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Weardale free to visit?
- Yes, Weardale is free to enter.
- How do I get to Weardale?
- The nearest railway station is Kingfisher Halt, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 3BG.