Westerton

Westerton is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of , England. In the 2001 census Westerton had a population of 44.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 44 residents
  • Description: village in County Durham, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Westerton, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St James and Auckland Castle.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of in , 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 Trust. is situated 1½ miles west of Westerton.

Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of on the banks of the in County Durham, England. is situated 2 miles west of Westerton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coundon and Binchester.

Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an old mining village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of , England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in in the twelfth century.

Hamlet
is a small village in , England. In 2001 it had a population of 271. It is situated between , which is to the south, and a short distance to the west of .

Hamlet
is a small village in , England. It is situated to the west of , near . In the 2001 census had a population of 41.

Westerton

Latitude
54.67391° or 54° 40′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.63° or 1° 37′ 48″ west
Population
44
Open location code
9C6WM9F9+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 433877379
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q7988582
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Westerton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Westerton, County Durham”
  • French: “Westerton”
  • Irish: “Westerton”
  • Japanese: “ウェスタートン”
  • Polish: “Westerton (Durham)”
  • Polish: “Westerton”
  • Swedish: “Westerton”
  • Welsh: “Westerton, Swydd Durham”
  • “Westerton”

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