Highsteads
Highsteads is a hamlet in County Durham, North East England, England. Highsteads is situated nearby to the village Medomsley, as well as near The Dene.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalene and Vindomora.
Vindomora
Archaeological site
Photo: Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne.
Shotley Bridge Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Colin Edgar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shotley Bridge Hospital is a healthcare facility in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England. It is managed by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medomsley and High Westwood.
Medomsley
Village
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Medomsley is a village in County Durham, England. It is about 2 miles northeast of the centre of Consett, 1+1⁄2 miles south of Hamsterley and 1 mile southeast of Ebchester along the B6309. Leadgate lies a further mile to the south east.
High Westwood
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Westwood is an English village in County Durham, a few miles to the north of Consett, near Ebchester and Hamsterley. It once had a colliery and coke works.
East Law
Hamlet
East Law is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the A694 to the north of Consett and north east of Shotley Bridge. It is located south west of Ebchester, of which it can be considered an outlying part.
Highsteads
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.88204° or 54° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.82001° or 1° 49′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C6WV5JH+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 313940906OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Medomsley Methodist Church and Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School.
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