Well head
Well head is a monument in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. Well head is situated nearby to Auckland Castle Deer Shelter, as well as near the forest Quarry Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auckland Castle and Vinovia.
Auckland Castle
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, 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 Auckland Castle Trust. Auckland Castle is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Well head.
Vinovia
Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England. Vinovia is situated 4,000 feet west of Well head.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is a municipal facility in the Market Place, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. Bishop Auckland Town Hall is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Well head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Coundon and Binchester.
New Coundon
Hamlet
New Coundon is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the west of Coundon, near Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census New Coundon had a population of 41.
Binchester
Hamlet
Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Binchester is a small village in County Durham, England. In 2001 it had a population of 271. It is situated between Bishop Auckland, which is to the south, and a short distance to the west of Spennymoor.
Westerton
Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westerton is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In the 2001 census Westerton had a population of 44.
Well head
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.67242° or 54° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.6588° or 1° 39′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C6WM8CR+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 7056958507OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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