Hamsterley
Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles west of Bishop Auckland. The village lies on a rise above the upper reaches of the Wear valley.
- Type: Village with 550 residents
- Description: village and civil parish near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
- Also known as: “Hamsterley by Bishop Auckland”, “Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland”, and “Hamsterley, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Hamsterley Baptist Chapel and Hamsterley War Memorial.
Witton Castle
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedburn and Witton-le-Wear.
Witton-le-Wear
Village
Morley
Hamlet
Hamsterley
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Hamsterley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.67482° or 54° 40′ 29″ north
Longitude
-1.8226° or 1° 49′ 21″ west
Population
550
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
9C6WM5FG+WX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Hamsterley” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хамстерлей”
- Cebuano: “Hamsterley”
- Dutch: “Hamsterley”
- French: “Hamsterley”
- Irish: “Hamsterley”
- Polish: “Hamsterley”
- Swedish: “Hamsterley”
- Welsh: “Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland”
- Welsh: “Hamsterley”
- “Hamsterley”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Windmill and Low Harperley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hamsterley Primary School and Hamsterley Village Hall.
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