Town Head
Town Head is a locality in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. Town Head is situated nearby to the village Toronto, as well as near the locality Etherley Dene.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Newton Cap Railway Viaduct and Auckland Castle.
Newton Cap Railway Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Neville Davison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton Cap Railway Viaduct is a bridge.
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.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is a municipal facility in the Market Place, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toronto and Escomb.
Toronto
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toronto is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a mile to the north-west of Bishop Auckland and was represented in Wear Valley District Council until that authority was merged into Durham County Council in April 2009.
Escomb
Village
Photo: Hodgsonge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Escomb is a village and former civil parish on the River Wear about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bishop Auckland, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.
South Church
Village
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY 2.5.
South Church is a village just south of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. St Andrew's church is the largest church in County Durham and a Grade I listed building.
Town Head
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66458° or 54° 39′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.68074° or 1° 40′ 51″ westElevation
358 feet (109 metres)Open location code
9C6WM879+RPGeoNames ID
13273206
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