Knowledge

Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland

Source 📝

131: 1500: 34: 278: 228: 860: 880: 1361: 1135: 735: 1386: 890: 393: 316: 1371: 1085: 965: 1195: 1185: 1030: 1000: 915: 1040: 840: 825: 790: 755: 1461: 1125: 800: 478: 282: 1105: 309: 98: 51: 70: 1444: 1541: 77: 302: 1423: 1565: 84: 160:
country which lies between the valleys of the Wear and the Tees. In the centre of the village is a pub called the Cross Keys.
66: 1560: 117: 55: 197:
and may have been an animal enclosure. However the thickness of the walls suggests a more defensible purpose.
1534: 438: 91: 130: 1320: 341: 1435: 1407: 468: 408: 249: 1515: 1396: 885: 585: 535: 378: 325: 1527: 1115: 1095: 925: 670: 499: 373: 156:
valley. To the west of the village the land rises to Hamsterley Common at the eastern edge of the
1284: 1190: 1150: 1140: 1075: 1045: 1025: 985: 870: 810: 775: 473: 428: 163:
Near to the village is Dryderdale Hall, a grade II listed mansion built in 1872 by the architect
44: 1346: 1341: 1269: 1233: 1217: 1165: 1160: 920: 895: 805: 650: 635: 595: 565: 520: 1279: 1243: 1130: 1005: 990: 980: 960: 930: 830: 625: 388: 352: 1356: 1254: 1228: 740: 605: 8: 1299: 1289: 970: 443: 20: 745: 710: 383: 193:
known as "the Castles", with walls five metres thick. It appears to date from the late
168: 1206: 770: 715: 695: 363: 190: 164: 1090: 1055: 765: 600: 418: 413: 294: 1376: 1223: 950: 660: 515: 433: 214: 146: 1511: 1175: 1170: 700: 530: 510: 403: 180:
Hamsterley has a population of around 550, measured as 445 at the 2011 Census.
1554: 1507: 1476: 1463: 1294: 1274: 1145: 1060: 940: 905: 850: 329: 142: 1351: 1065: 865: 855: 785: 458: 448: 398: 1381: 1155: 1120: 975: 955: 820: 720: 705: 685: 655: 1499: 1439: 1366: 1331: 1310: 1180: 1080: 1050: 1010: 995: 900: 725: 630: 560: 550: 489: 173: 153: 1391: 1070: 1035: 1015: 935: 730: 675: 615: 525: 185: 33: 1264: 910: 780: 760: 750: 665: 645: 640: 590: 580: 540: 463: 423: 368: 289: 194: 1211: 1100: 835: 815: 680: 610: 570: 555: 453: 1110: 1020: 945: 875: 845: 690: 545: 277: 620: 157: 152:
The village lies on a rise above the upper reaches of the
1421:
For further information about the above parishes, see
171:
family. It was used as a location for the filming of
324: 189:in 2008 examined a large stone structure in nearby 58:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 1552: 145:, England. It is situated a few miles west of 1535: 310: 1542: 1528: 317: 303: 217:. 1 April 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk. 1445:List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire 118:Learn how and when to remove this message 129: 1424:List of civil parishes in County Durham 19:Not to be confused with the village of 1553: 298: 1494: 56:adding citations to reliable sources 27: 1229:Crook and Willington Urban District 13: 215:"'Get Carter' mansion up for sale" 16:Village in Country Durham, England 14: 1577: 283:Hamsterley (near Bishop Auckland) 271: 1498: 1207:Chester le Street Urban District 276: 32: 43:needs additional citations for 1224:Bishop Auckland Urban District 242: 221: 207: 1: 1566:County Durham geography stubs 861:Hutton Henry and Station Town 439:Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent 200: 67:"Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland" 1514:. You can help Knowledge by 134:St James' Church, Hamsterley 7: 881:Kimblesworth and Plawsworth 10: 1582: 1493: 1436:Stockton-on-Tees (borough) 1362:Grindon and Thorpe Thewles 290:Hamsterley Village Website 18: 1561:Villages in County Durham 1416: 1319: 1311:Hartlepool County Borough 1242: 1136:West Rainton and Leamside 498: 490:Darlington County Borough 351: 336: 1218:Durham Municipal Borough 229:"Parish population 2011" 23:, 20 miles to the north. 1408:Teesside County Borough 1387:Stillington and Whitton 891:Langleydale and Shotton 394:East and West Newbiggin 250:"Time Team, Hamsterley" 1510:location article is a 1234:Stanley Urban District 1086:Streatlam and Stainton 651:Cassop-cum-Quarrington 636:Brandon and Byshottles 135: 931:Middleton in Teesdale 626:Bradbury and the Isle 285:at Wikimedia Commons 133: 1477:54.67417°N 1.81500°W 1222:Parts of the former 1216:Parts of the former 1196:Wycliffe with Thorpe 1186:Wolsingham Park Moor 1031:Seaton with Slingley 1001:Raby with Keverstone 916:Lynesack and Softley 444:Middleton St. George 344:(north of the river) 52:improve this article 1473: /  1406:Part of the former 1309:Part of the former 1041:Sheraton with Hulam 756:Evenwood and Barony 21:Hamsterley, Consett 1482:54.67417; -1.81500 711:Easington Colliery 536:Greater Willington 384:Coatham Mundeville 136: 1523: 1522: 1456: 1455: 1126:Weather Hill Wood 801:Hamsterley Common 771:Framwellgate Moor 716:Easington Village 696:Croxdale and Hett 364:Archdeacon Newton 281:Media related to 191:Hamsterley Forest 165:Alfred Waterhouse 128: 127: 120: 102: 1573: 1544: 1537: 1530: 1502: 1495: 1488: 1487: 1485: 1484: 1483: 1478: 1474: 1471: 1470: 1469: 1466: 1449: 1434:For the part of 1428: 1403:Unparished areas 1321:Stockton-on-Tees 1306:Unparished areas 1202:Unparished areas 1046:Sherburn Village 766:Forest and Frith 736:Egglestone Abbey 601:Bishop Middleham 485:Unparished areas 419:Houghton le Side 414:High Coniscliffe 342:Stockton-on-Tees 319: 312: 305: 296: 295: 280: 265: 264: 262: 260: 246: 240: 239: 237: 235: 225: 219: 218: 211: 141:is a village in 123: 116: 112: 109: 103: 101: 60: 36: 28: 1581: 1580: 1576: 1575: 1574: 1572: 1571: 1570: 1551: 1550: 1549: 1548: 1491: 1481: 1479: 1475: 1472: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1460: 1459: 1457: 1452: 1433: 1420: 1412: 1377:Preston-on-Tees 1315: 1238: 1106:Trimdon Foundry 951:Morton Tinmouth 516:Bishop Auckland 494: 434:Little Stainton 347: 332: 323: 274: 269: 268: 258: 256: 248: 247: 243: 233: 231: 227: 226: 222: 213: 212: 208: 203: 147:Bishop Auckland 124: 113: 107: 104: 61: 59: 49: 37: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1579: 1569: 1568: 1563: 1547: 1546: 1539: 1532: 1524: 1521: 1520: 1503: 1454: 1453: 1451: 1450: 1430: 1429: 1417: 1414: 1413: 1411: 1410: 1404: 1400: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1335: 1334: 1329: 1325: 1323: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1307: 1303: 1302: 1297: 1292: 1287: 1282: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1258: 1257: 1252: 1248: 1246: 1240: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1220: 1214: 1209: 1203: 1199: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1176:Witton-le-Wear 1173: 1171:Witton Gilbert 1168: 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 988: 983: 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 701:Dalton-le-Dale 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 661:City of Durham 658: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 623: 618: 613: 608: 603: 598: 593: 588: 583: 578: 574: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 531:Great Aycliffe 528: 523: 518: 513: 511:Barnard Castle 508: 504: 502: 496: 495: 493: 492: 486: 482: 481: 476: 471: 466: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 404:Great Stainton 401: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 371: 366: 361: 357: 355: 349: 348: 346: 345: 337: 334: 333: 326:Civil parishes 322: 321: 314: 307: 299: 293: 292: 273: 272:External links 270: 267: 266: 241: 220: 205: 204: 202: 199: 183:An episode of 126: 125: 108:September 2014 40: 38: 31: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1578: 1567: 1564: 1562: 1559: 1558: 1556: 1545: 1540: 1538: 1533: 1531: 1526: 1525: 1519: 1517: 1513: 1509: 1508:County Durham 1504: 1501: 1497: 1496: 1492: 1489: 1486: 1447: 1446: 1441: 1438:south of the 1437: 1432: 1431: 1426: 1425: 1419: 1418: 1415: 1409: 1405: 1402: 1401: 1398: 1395: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1358: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1348: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1337: 1336: 1333: 1330: 1327: 1326: 1324: 1322: 1318: 1312: 1308: 1305: 1304: 1301: 1298: 1296: 1295:Newton Bewley 1293: 1291: 1288: 1286: 1283: 1281: 1278: 1276: 1275:Dalton Piercy 1273: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1260: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1249: 1247: 1245: 1241: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1221: 1219: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1204: 1201: 1200: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1146:Wheatley Hill 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1131:West Auckland 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1061:South Bedburn 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 941:Monk Hesleden 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 906:Little Lumley 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 851:Hunderthwaite 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 637: 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 576: 575: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 506: 505: 503: 501: 500:County Durham 497: 491: 487: 484: 483: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 359: 358: 356: 354: 350: 343: 339: 338: 335: 331: 330:County Durham 327: 320: 315: 313: 308: 306: 301: 300: 297: 291: 288: 287: 286: 284: 279: 255: 251: 245: 230: 224: 216: 210: 206: 198: 196: 192: 188: 187: 181: 178: 176: 175: 170: 166: 161: 159: 155: 150: 148: 144: 143:County Durham 140: 132: 122: 119: 111: 100: 97: 93: 90: 86: 83: 79: 76: 72: 69: –  68: 64: 63:Find sources: 57: 53: 47: 46: 41:This article 39: 35: 30: 29: 26: 22: 1516:expanding it 1505: 1490: 1458: 1443: 1422: 1352:Egglescliffe 1066:South Hetton 866:Hutton Magna 856:Hunstanworth 795: 786:Great Lumley 459:Piercebridge 449:Morton Palms 399:Great Burdon 275: 257:. Retrieved 253: 244: 232:. Retrieved 223: 209: 184: 182: 179: 172: 162: 151: 138: 137: 114: 105: 95: 88: 81: 74: 62: 50:Please help 45:verification 42: 25: 1480: / 1382:Redmarshall 1205:The former 1156:Windlestone 1121:Wackerfield 976:North Lodge 956:Muggleswick 821:Healeyfield 721:Edmondbyers 706:Dene Valley 686:Cotherstone 656:Castle Eden 488:The former 469:Summerhouse 409:Heighington 1555:Categories 1465:54°40′27″N 1440:River Tees 1367:Longnewton 1332:Billingham 1244:Hartlepool 1181:Wolsingham 1081:Startforth 1051:Shincliffe 1011:Romaldkirk 996:Pittington 901:Lartington 886:Lanchester 826:Hedleyhope 796:Hamsterley 791:Greencroft 726:Edmondsley 631:Brancepeth 586:Barningham 561:Spennymoor 551:Sedgefield 379:Brafferton 353:Darlington 340:including 259:2 December 201:References 174:Get Carter 139:Hamsterley 78:newspapers 1468:1°48′54″W 1392:Wolviston 1116:Waldridge 1096:Toft Hill 1071:Staindrop 1036:Shadforth 1016:Sacriston 971:Newbiggin 936:Middridge 926:Mickleton 731:Eggleston 676:Cornforth 671:Cockfield 616:Bournmoor 526:Ferryhill 374:Bishopton 186:Time Team 169:Backhouse 1338:Parishes 1285:Greatham 1265:Brierton 1261:Parishes 1255:Headland 1191:Woodland 1151:Whorlton 1141:Westwick 1091:Thornley 1076:Stanhope 1026:Scargill 986:Ovington 911:Lunedale 871:Ingleton 811:Hawthorn 781:Gilmonby 776:Gainford 761:Fishburn 751:Etherley 666:Cleatlam 646:Burnhope 641:Brignall 591:Bearpark 581:Barforth 577:Parishes 541:Peterlee 474:Walworth 464:Sadberge 429:Killerby 424:Hurworth 369:Barmpton 360:Parishes 195:Iron Age 167:for the 1397:Wynyard 1372:Newsham 1347:Carlton 1342:Aislaby 1300:Wynyard 1270:Claxton 1212:Consett 1166:Winston 1161:Wingate 1101:Trimdon 1056:Shotton 966:Nesbitt 921:Marwood 896:Langton 836:Holwick 816:Headlam 806:Haswell 681:Cornsay 611:Boldron 596:Belmont 571:Tow Law 566:Stanley 556:Shildon 521:Chilton 479:Whessoe 454:Neasham 92:scholar 1442:, see 1280:Elwick 1111:Urpeth 1021:Satley 1006:Rokeby 991:Pelton 981:Ouston 961:Murton 946:Mordon 876:Kelloe 846:Horden 831:Hilton 691:Coxhoe 546:Seaham 389:Denton 254:TV.com 234:9 July 94:  87:  80:  73:  65:  1506:This 1357:Elton 1328:Towns 1251:Towns 741:Eldon 621:Bowes 606:Bolam 507:Towns 99:JSTOR 85:books 1512:stub 1290:Hart 841:Hope 261:2016 236:2015 158:fell 154:Wear 71:news 746:Esh 328:in 54:by 1557:: 252:. 177:. 149:. 1543:e 1536:t 1529:v 1518:. 1448:. 1427:. 318:e 311:t 304:v 263:. 238:. 121:) 115:( 110:) 106:( 96:· 89:· 82:· 75:· 48:.

Index

Hamsterley, Consett

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

County Durham
Bishop Auckland
Wear
fell
Alfred Waterhouse
Backhouse
Get Carter
Time Team
Hamsterley Forest
Iron Age
"'Get Carter' mansion up for sale"
"Parish population 2011"
"Time Team, Hamsterley"

Hamsterley (near Bishop Auckland)
Hamsterley Village Website
v

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.