Rushyford
Rushyford is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Darlington and Durham, close to Newton Aycliffe and Chilton. About 1 mile west of the village is Windlestone Hall, a 16th-century country house which was significantly enlarged in the early 19th Century, historically the seat of the Eden family.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Rushyford, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Aidan’s Church and Woodham Golf and Country Club.
Woodham Golf and Country Club
Golf course
Woodham Golf and Country Club is a golf club in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. The course, set over 229 acres of parkland, opened in 1981, and was designed by James Hamilton-Stutt.
Woodham Academy
School
Woodham Academy is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. Established in 1970 as a foundation school, it adopted its present name after becoming an academy in 2012. It is part of the Eden Learning Trust. Woodham Academy is situated 2 miles south of Rushyford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leasingthorne and Chilton Lane.
Leasingthorne
Hamlet
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leasingthorne is a hamlet and former pit village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Coundon. Located in the Durham Coalfield, most of the former pit village of Leasingthorne was demolished in 1969 after the colliery closed, as Durham County Council's policy at the time preferred demolition over regeneration. Leasingthorne is situated 2 miles northwest of Rushyford.
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 2 miles northeast of Rushyford.
Kirk Merrington
Village
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirk Merrington is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between the towns of Bishop Auckland and Ferryhill. It is part of the Spennymoor township. Kirk Merrington is situated 2 miles northwest of Rushyford.
Rushyford
- Category: locality
- Location: Windlestone, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.65339° or 54° 39′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.56332° or 1° 33′ 48″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
9C6WMC3P+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 446280448OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Rushyford” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rushyford”
- French: “Rushyford”
- Irish: “Rushyford”
- Polish: “Rushyford”
- Welsh: “Rushyford”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sacred Heart Church Windlestone and Chilton Community College.
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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 “Rushyford”. Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.