Crook’s Altar

Crook’s Altar is a locality in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Crook’s Altar is situated near the locality Shield Close, as well as near White Hall.

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Andrew’s Church and Westgate Methodist Chapel.

Westgate Methodist Chapel stands on the A689 road in the village of Westgate, some 5 miles west of Stanhope, County Durham, England. It is a redundant chapel and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2 miles southwest of Crook’s Altar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westgate and Brotherlee.

Westgate

Village

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westgate is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale between St John's Chapel and Eastgate. In the 2001 census Westgate had a population of 298.

Brotherlee

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brotherlee is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England situated on the south side of Weardale, between Stanhope and Daddry Shield. Brotherlee is situated 1½ miles southeast of Crook’s Altar.

Daddry Shield

Village

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Daddry Shield is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of the River Wear in Weardale, a short distance from St John's Chapel. In the 2001 census Daddry Shield had a population of 177. Daddry Shield is situated 2 miles southwest of Crook’s Altar.

Crook’s Altar

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

54.75557° or 54° 45′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.13469° or 2° 8′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C6VQV48+64

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8213730616

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shield Close and White Hall.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: West Rigg Mine and Opencut and Dawsons’s Vein Level.

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