Boldron
Boldron is a village in the Pennines of England, situated close to Barnard Castle. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bowes Museum and HM Prison Deerbolt.
Bowes Museum
Museum
The Bowes Museum is an art gallery in the town of Barnard Castle, in County Durham in northern England. It was built to designs by Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier, and opened in 1892.
HM Prison Deerbolt
Prison
HM Prison Deerbolt is a male Category C Training Prison in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnard Castle and Bowes.
Barnard Castle
Photo: Nick Bramhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnard Castle is a market town in County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 5800 in 2021. It has a picturesque ruined castle and the over-the-top Bowes Museum.
Bowes
Village
Photo: Darren Haddock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowes is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle. In 2021 the parish had a population of 442. Bowes is situated 2 miles southwest of Boldron.
Lartington
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lartington is a village and civil parish about 2 miles west of the town of Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 135.
Boldron
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.5319° or 54° 31′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.9633° or 1° 57′ 48″ westElevation
830 feet (253 metres)Open location code
9C6WG2JP+QMGeoNames ID
7293116
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