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Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles west of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the parish of Lanchester, County Durham, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Newbiggin, Lanchester”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Longovicium and St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College.
Longovicium
Archaeological site
Photo: David Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett.
St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College
School
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Lanchester, County Durham, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanchester and Ornsby Hill.
Lanchester
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles west of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054.
Ornsby Hill
Hamlet
Ornsby Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. Ornsby Hill is situated immediately to the north of Lanchester at the junction of the A691 and A6076 roads. Administratively it forms part of the civil parish of Lanchester.
Maiden Law
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maiden Law is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Lanchester, on the road to Annfield Plain. Maiden Law is situated 2 miles northeast of Newbiggin.
Newbiggin
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Lanchester, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.82299° or 54° 49′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.76988° or 1° 46′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C6WR6FJ+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 430069978OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q13130375
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Newbiggin” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Newbiggin, Lanchester”
- Irish: “Newbiggin”
- Welsh: “Newbiggin, Lanchester”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Low Meadows Equestrian Centre and Lanchester Cemetery.
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