General’s Plantation

General’s Plantation is a forest in County Durham, North East England, England. General’s Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Sunniside, as well as near Thornley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harperley POW Camp 93 and Church of St Philip and St James.

Harperley POW Camp 93

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Harperley POW Camp 93 is a surviving purpose-built World War II Prisoner of War camp built to accommodate up to 1,400 inmates at Fir Tree near Crook, County Durham in the northeast of England.

Church of St Philip and St James

Church

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The Church of St Philip and St James is a church in Tow Law, County Durham, England. The church was designed by architect Charles Hodgson Fowler and completed in 1869.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crook and Tow Law.

Crook is a market town in the Durham County Council unitary authority and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located on the edge of Weardale and sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to Weardale".

Tow Law

Village

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Tow Law is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett and 5 miles to the north west of Crook.

Fir Tree

Village

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Fir Tree is a village in County Durham, in England. It is west of Crook, near the River Wear. Fir Tree has a petrol station and two pubs: The Duke of York and The Fir Tree Country Hotel.