High Etherley

High Etherley is a village in , England. It is situated on a hill approximately 4 miles west of . Entering High Etherley on the A68 from West Auckland the village continues on the B6282 towards .
Wikipedia
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,120 residents
  • Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Etherley” and “High Etherley, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Cuthbert and Witton Castle.

Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a much-altered 15th-century castle, which is the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park at Witton le Wear, near , County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 1½ miles northwest of High Etherley.

Church
Photo: Bigbadsworld, Public domain.
is the Church of England parish church of , , a village about 1+1⁄2 miles west of . 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 , , and . is situated 2 miles northeast of High Etherley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Low Etherley and Toft Hill.

Village
is a village in , in England. It is located a few miles to the west of . 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.

Village
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hilltop village in , straggling along the A68, a few miles to the west of and adjoining the village of High Etherley.

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
incorporating Belts Gill and Softley Dene Farm is a hamlet of about 30 houses in , in . It is situated half a mile north of and 2.5 miles west of .

High Etherley

Latitude
54.6493° or 54° 38′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.74332° or 1° 44′ 36″ west
Population
2,120
Elevation
538 feet (164 metres)
Open location code
9C6WJ7X4+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 433902851
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2646963
Wiki­data ID
Q965244
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Satellite Map

Discover High Etherley from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“High Etherley” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “High Etherley”
  • Dutch: “High Etherley”
  • French: “High Etherley”
  • Irish: “High Etherley”
  • Persian: “های اثرلی”
  • Polish: “High Etherley”
  • Swedish: “High Etherley”
  • Urdu: “ہائی ایتھرلے”
  • Welsh: “High Etherley”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Etherley Grange and Spring Gardens.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Etherley Cricket Club and Etherley Methodist Church.

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