Windlestone
Windlestone is a village in Windlestone, County Durham, England. Windlestone is situated nearby to the hamlet Eldon South Cottages, as well as near Leasingthorne.Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodham Golf and Country Club and St Aidan’s Church.
Woodham Golf and Country Club
Golf course
Woodham Golf and Country Club is a golf club in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. The course, set over 229 acres of parkland, opened in 1981, and was designed by James Hamilton-Stutt.
St Aidan’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Aidan’s Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Windlestone.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 1½ miles west of Windlestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leasingthorne and Rushyford.
Leasingthorne
Hamlet
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leasingthorne is a hamlet and former pit village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Coundon. Located in the Durham Coalfield, most of the former pit village of Leasingthorne was demolished in 1969 after the colliery closed, as Durham County Council's policy at the time preferred demolition over regeneration.
Rushyford
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rushyford is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Darlington and Durham, close to Newton Aycliffe and Chilton. About 1 mile west of the village is Windlestone Hall, a 16th-century country house which was significantly enlarged in the early 19th Century, historically the seat of the Eden family.
Old Eldon
Hamlet
Old Eldon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Bishop Auckland.
Windlestone
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Windlestone, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.6537° or 54° 39′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.59482° or 1° 35′ 41″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
9C6WMC34+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 822177972OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13274052
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