Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland is a town in County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 23,000 in 2021. The main reason to visit is the fine castle, for eight centuries a bishop's residence.Places of Interest
Highlights include Auckland Castle and Vinovia.
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.
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.
Bishop Auckland railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bishop Auckland is a railway station that serves the market town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, North East England, 11 miles 77 chains north-west of Darlington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shildon and Coundon.
Shildon
Town
Photo: David Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first station, built in 1825, and locomotive works on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Shildon is situated 2 miles southeast of Bishop Auckland.
Coundon
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coundon is an old mining village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century. Coundon is situated 2 miles east of Bishop Auckland.
Bishop Auckland
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.6554° or 54° 39′ 19″ northLongitude
-1.6857° or 1° 41′ 9″ westElevation
367 feet (112 metres)Open location code
9C6WM847+4PGeoNames ID
7300070
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