Biship Middleham Castle
Biship Middleham Castle is an archaeological site in Bishop Middleham, County Durham, England. Biship Middleham Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Mainsforth, as well as near the nature reserve Bishop Middleham Quarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: fortified manor house in Bishop Middleham, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Middleham Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bishop Middleham Quarry and Fishburn.
Bishop Middleham Quarry
Nature reserve
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop Middleham Quarry is a disused quarry, about 4 kilometres north-west of Sedgefield, County Durham, England. Quarry-working here ceased in 1934, and the site has since been colonised by vegetation.
Fishburn
Aerodrome
Fishburn Airfield is a small grass strip airfield in Fishburn, County Durham. The airfield was opened on 30 June 1995 by the then local MP and Leader of the Opposition Tony Blair. Fishburn is situated 1½ miles northeast of Biship Middleham Castle.
Sedgefield Library
Library
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sedgefield Library is situated 2½ miles southeast of Biship Middleham Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishop Middleham and Mainsforth.
Bishop Middleham
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop Middleham is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 census was 1,275 It is close to Sedgefield.
Mainsforth
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mainsforth is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bishop Middleham, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.
Chilton Lane
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chilton Lane is a village in County Durham, England, situated a short distance to the south-east of Ferryhill, and immediately to the south of Ferryhill Station. Nearby are Great Chilton, East Chilton, Chilton Grange and Little Chilton. Chilton Lane is situated 1½ miles west of Biship Middleham Castle.
Biship Middleham Castle
- Categories: fortified manor house, episcopal palace, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bishop Middleham, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.67333° or 54° 40′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.49367° or 1° 29′ 37″ westElevation
289 feet (88 metres)Open location code
9C6WMGF4+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6887205570OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Biship Middleham Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bishop Middleham Castle”
- Swedish: “Bishop Middleham Castle”
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Explore places such as Ferryhill Station and Bradbury.
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