Ruffside Moor

Ruffside Moor is a heath in Edmondbyers, County Durham, England. Ruffside Moor is situated nearby to the peak Bainbridge Hill, as well as near the forest Carrick’s Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruffside Hall and Derwent Reservoir.

Ruffside Hall

Building

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruffside Hall is a building, which is situated 3,700 feet north of Ruffside Moor.

The Derwent Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England. It is west of Consett. It is 3.5 miles long) and covers an area of 4 km2 and has a maximum depth of 100 ft and when full, holds 11,000 million gallons. Derwent Reservoir is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ruffside Moor.

The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel

Pub

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel is a medieval hotel in Blanchland, Northumberland, England. It is dated to 1165 and was used as a hiding hole by monks of nearby Blanchland Abbey for centuries and contains hidden stairways and stone flagged floors. The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel is situated 1½ miles west of Ruffside Moor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blanchland and Edmundbyers.

Blanchland

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blanchland is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the County Durham boundary. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 135.

Edmundbyers

Village

Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Edmundbyers is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett, near Derwent Reservoir. In 2001 it had a population of 118. The civil parish of Edmondbyers had a population taken at the 2011 Census of 173. Edmundbyers is situated 1½ miles east of Ruffside Moor.

Baybridge

Hamlet

Baybridge is a small village in Northumberland, England, just to the west of Blanchland and on the border with County Durham. It is situated to the west of Consett and the Derwent Reservoir, between Newbiggin and Blanchland. Baybridge is situated 2 miles west of Ruffside Moor.

Ruffside Moor

Type: Heath
Location: Edmondbyers, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.85177° or 54° 51′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.0175° or 2° 1′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C6VVX2M+P2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 323158908

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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Highlights include Bainbridge Hill and Carrick’s Plantation.

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