Hunwick
Hunwick is a semi-rural village in County Durham, England. There are actually two villages that are often referred to collectively as Hunwick, Hunwick and New Hunwick although it is generally accepted that the two villages are now as one.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vinovia and Escomb Church.
Vinovia
Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England.
Escomb Church
Church
Photo: Bigbadsworld, Public domain.
Escomb Church is the Church of England parish church of Escomb, County Durham, a village about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bishop Auckland. It is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England and one of only four complete Anglo-Saxon churches remaining in England, the others being St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Greensted Church, and All Saints' Church, Brixworth.
Auckland Castle
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Auckland Castle Trust. Auckland Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Hunwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Hunwick and High Grange.
New Hunwick
Village
Hunwick is a semi-rural village in County Durham, England. There are actually two villages that are often referred to collectively as Hunwick, Hunwick and New Hunwick although it is generally accepted that the two villages are now as one.
High Grange
Hamlet
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Grange is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the A689 between Bishop Auckland and Crook.
North Bitchburn
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Bitchburn is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated 3 miles north west of Bishop Auckland, near Howden-le-Wear. In the 2001 census North Bitchburn had a population of 135.
Hunwick
- Type: Hamlet with 1,250 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Greater Willington, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.68708° or 54° 41′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.70723° or 1° 42′ 26″ westPopulation
1,250Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB HUNOpen location code
9C6WM7PV+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 434025253OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Hunwick” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hunwick”
- French: “Hunwick”
- Irish: “Hunwick”
- Polish: “Hunwick”
- Swedish: “Hunwick”
- Welsh: “Hunwick”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Paul The Apostle and Hunwick Cemetery.
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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 “Hunwick”. Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.