Low Etherley
Low Etherley is a village in County Durham, in England. It is located a few miles to the west of Bishop Auckland. In 1825 the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened a horse-drawn branch line, the Etherley Incline Railway, from West Auckland to serve Witton Park Colliery, north of Etherley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Cuthbert and Witton Castle.
Witton Castle
Castle
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton Castle is a much-altered 15th-century castle, which is the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park at Witton le Wear, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phoenix Row and High Etherley.
Phoenix Row
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Phoenix Row incorporating Belts Gill and Softley Dene Farm is a hamlet of about 30 houses in County Durham, in England. It is situated half a mile north of Low Etherley and 2.5 miles west of Bishop Auckland.
High Etherley
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Etherley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on a hill approximately 4 miles west of Bishop Auckland. Entering High Etherley on the A68 from West Auckland the village continues on the B6282 towards Bishop Auckland.
Toft Hill
Village
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toft Hill is a hilltop village in County Durham, in England straggling along the A68, a few miles to the west of Bishop Auckland and adjoining the village of High Etherley.
Low Etherley
- Type: Village with 1,930 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, United Kingdom
- Category: locality
- Location: Etherley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.65395° or 54° 39′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.74079° or 1° 44′ 27″ westPopulation
1,930Elevation
548 feet (167 metres)Open location code
9C6WM735+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 433903027OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2643488Wikidata ID
Q6692857
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Low Etherley” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Low Etherley”
- French: “Low Etherley”
- Irish: “Low Etherley”
- Polish: “Low Etherley”
- Welsh: “Low Etherley”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Woodside and Etherley Grange.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Etherley Cricket Club and Engine Pond.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Low Etherley”. Photo: Roberto Strauss, CC BY 2.0.