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.Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 113 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Boldron, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bowes Museum and HM Prison Deerbolt.
Bowes Museum
Museum
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 Kilmond Scar and Startforth.
Kilmond Scar
Locality
Kilmond Scar is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west County Durham, England. It lies just south of the A66 road, about 3 km east of the village of Bowes.
Startforth
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Startforth is a village on the Pennines end of south Teesdale, England. The population of Startforth taken at the 2011 Census was 1,361. It was in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire.
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.
Boldron
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Boldron, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.52415° or 54° 31′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.94817° or 1° 56′ 53″ westPopulation
113Elevation
810 feet (247 metres)Open location code
9C6WG3F2+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 29537314OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12264033Wikidata ID
Q2362324
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