River Balder
The Balder is an English river that rises on the eastern slope of Stainmore Common in the Pennine Chain and flows eastwards for about 23.4 kilometres, before joining the River Tees at Cotherstone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cotherstone Castle and Butter Stone.
Cotherstone Castle
Archaeological site
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Cotherstone Castle was in the village of Cotherstone by the River Tees some 3 miles north-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England. This was a motte and bailey castle built around 1090.
The Christening Stone, 160m east of Doe Park
Wayside cross
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The Christening Stone, 160m east of Doe Park is a wayside cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hunderthwaite and Cotherstone.
Hunderthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hunderthwaite is a village and civil parish in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 114.
Cotherstone
Village
Photo: Philip Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotherstone is a village and civil parish in the district and county of Durham, England. Its historic county is Yorkshire, being just south of the River Tees.
Romaldkirk
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Romaldkirk is a village in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. The village lies within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but has been administered by County Durham since 1974.
River Balder
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Balder from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Balder” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Balder”
- German: “River Balder”
- Japanese: “ボーダー川”
- Persian: “ریور بالدر”
- Swedish: “River Balder”
- Tajik: “Ревир болдр”
- Welsh: “Afon Balder”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hunderthwaite and Lartington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Teesdale and Millstone Grits.
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