Other places · North East England
White Kirkley
In or near Stanhope.
White Kirkley in England North East, United Kingdom.
Trevor Littlewood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Frosterley · 1.0 km
About
White Kirkley 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
White Kirkley is a small village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, opposite Frosterley, and close to Hill End.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Records of the area surrounding White Kirkley go back as far as 1680, the estate owner John Mowbrey of Low Bishopley prepares an agreement with Thomas Shafto of Newcastle upon Tyne to allow the procurement of lead ore from the land surrounding Stanhope. Soon after it appears that Thomas Shafto dies around 1706 passing his share of the mines to this son Francis Shafto, at the same time John Mowbrey is described in terms suggesting that he is now dead, confusion being that his heir appears with the same name. The lands however remain over the centuries under the ownership of the Mowbrey family. The land on which White Kirkley stands was formally known as 'cruc hyll', with the earliest remains…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7180, -1.9590
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 2SS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Frosterley — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7994950 (CC0)
- wikipedia: White Kirkley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is White Kirkley?
- White Kirkley is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 2SS), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is White Kirkley?
- White Kirkley in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to White Kirkley?
- The nearest railway station is Frosterley, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 2SS.
- Is White Kirkley a protected site?
- Yes — White Kirkley 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 White Kirkley?
- The nearest railway station is Frosterley, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 2SS.