Stanhope
Stanhope is a market town in County Durham, with a population just under 1600 in 2021. It's in the valley of the River Wear, surrounded by the North Pennine moors, which are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Westgate Methodist Chapel and St Andrew’s Church.
Westgate Methodist Chapel
Chapel
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Westgate Methodist Chapel stands on the A689 road in the village of Westgate, some 5 miles west of Stanhope, County Durham, England. It is a redundant chapel under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St John’s Chapel and Westgate.
St John’s Chapel
Village
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St John's Chapel is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale, on the south side of the River Wear on the A689 road between Daddry Shield and Ireshopeburn.
Westgate
Village
Westgate is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale between St John's Chapel and Eastgate. In the 2001 census Westgate had a population of 298.
Daddry Shield
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Daddry Shield is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of the River Wear in Weardale, a short distance from St John's Chapel. In the 2001 census Daddry Shield had a population of 177.
Stanhope
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7389° or 54° 44′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.1303° or 2° 7′ 49″ westElevation
1,014 feet (309 metres)Open location code
9C6VPVQ9+GVGeoNames ID
7291402
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