Gilmonby
Gilmonby is a village in the Pennines in County Durham, England. it is situated a short distance to the south of Bowes, in the vicinity of Barnard Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 35 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Gilmonby, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bowes Castle and Lavatrae.
Bowes Castle
Castle
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowes Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Bowes in County Durham, England. Built within the perimeter of the former Roman fort of Lavatrae, on the Roman road that is now the A66, the early timber castle on the site was replaced by a more substantial stone structure between 1170 and 1174 on the orders of Henry II.
Lavatrae
Archaeological site
Lavatrae, also known as Lavatris, was a Roman fort in the modern-day village of Bowes, County Durham, England. The medieval Bowes Castle was built within the perimeter of the fort.
The Ancient Unicorn Hotel And Attached Rear Wing (Shown On Os Map As Unicorn House)
Pub
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ancient Unicorn Hotel And Attached Rear Wing (Shown On Os Map As Unicorn House) is a pub.
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.
Boldron
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Boldron is situated 2½ miles east of Gilmonby.
Gilmonby
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.5131° or 54° 30′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.0095° or 2° 0′ 34″ westPopulation
35Elevation
1,165 feet (355 metres)Open location code
9C6VGX7R+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 29541766OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
7294668Wikidata ID
Q745135
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Gilmonby” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Гилмонбй”
- Cebuano: “Gilmonby”
- Chinese: “Gilmonby”
- Dutch: “Gilmonby”
- French: “Gilmonby”
- Irish: “Gilmonby”
- Ladin: “Gilmonby”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Gilmonby”
- Persian: “گیلمونبی”
- Polish: “Gilmonby”
- Swedish: “Gilmonby”
- Welsh: “Gilmonby”
- “Gilmonby”
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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 “Gilmonby”. Photo: Roberto Strauss, CC BY 2.0.