Howden-le-Wear
Howden-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, in England. Howden-le-Wear is approximately 1 mile south of the large market town of Crook. It has a number of shops including the village One Stop convenience store, hairdressers, butchers and the petrol station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Durham, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Howden le Wear”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Witton Castle and Witton-le-Wear railway station.
Witton Castle
Castle
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton Castle is a much-altered 15th-century castle, which is the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park at Witton le Wear, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building. Witton Castle is situated 2 miles south of Howden-le-Wear.
Witton-le-Wear railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton-le-Wear railway station is a railway station on the Weardale heritage railway serves the village of Witton-le-Wear in County Durham, North East England, and is the penultimate stop for most of line's eastbound passenger services.
Church of St Philip and St James
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Philip and St James is situated 1½ miles southwest of Howden-le-Wear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Bitchburn and Crook.
North Bitchburn
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Bitchburn is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated 3 miles north west of Bishop Auckland, near Howden-le-Wear. In the 2001 census North Bitchburn had a population of 135.
Crook
Town
Photo: Walkerma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crook is a market town in the Durham County Council unitary authority and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located on the edge of Weardale and sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to Weardale".
High Grange
Hamlet
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Grange is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the A689 between Bishop Auckland and Crook.
Howden-le-Wear
- Category: locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.69567° or 54° 41′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.75019° or 1° 45′ 1″ westElevation
397 feet (121 metres)Open location code
9C6WM6WX+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 434050819OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Howden-le-Wear” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Howden-le-Wear”
- French: “Howden-le-Wear”
- Irish: “Howden-le-Wear”
- Polish: “Howden-le-Wear”
- Swedish: “Howden-le-Wear”
- Welsh: “Howden-le-Wear”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Low Beechburn and Rumby Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Howden-le-Wear Post Office and Howden-le-Wear War Memorial.
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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 “Howden-le-Wear”. Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.