Binchester
Binchester is a small village in County Durham, England. In 2001 it had a population of 271. It is situated between Bishop Auckland, which is to the south, and a short distance to the west of Spennymoor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 271 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Binchester, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vinovia and Auckland Castle.
Vinovia
Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England.
Auckland Castle
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Auckland Castle Trust. Auckland Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Binchester.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is a municipal facility in the Market Place, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. Bishop Auckland Town Hall is situated 1½ miles southwest of Binchester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westerton and Middlestone Moor.
Westerton
Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westerton is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In the 2001 census Westerton had a population of 44.
Middlestone Moor
Village
Middlestone Moor is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south west of Spennymoor - within the town council's limits. On 12 February 2007, there was a major gas leak causing homes in Spennymoor, Crook, Howden-Le-Wear, and some in the Coundon area, to lose their gas supply.
New Coundon
Hamlet
New Coundon is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Coundon, near Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census New Coundon had a population of 41.
Binchester
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Spennymoor, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.6825° or 54° 40′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.6436° or 1° 38′ 37″ westPopulation
271Elevation
413 feet (126 metres)Open location code
9C6WM9J4+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 721342367OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6640341Wikidata ID
Q4913957
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Binchester” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бинчестер”
- Cebuano: “Binchester”
- Cornish: “Karvyn”
- Dutch: “Binchester”
- French: “Binchester”
- Irish: “Binchester”
- Polish: “Binchester”
- Swedish: “Binchester”
- Welsh: “Binchester”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rookery Wood and Quarry Wood.
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