The Demesne

The Demesne is a grassland in Startforth, County Durham, England. The Demesne is situated nearby to Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, as well as near the park The Bowes Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bowes Museum and Barnard Castle.

Bowes Museum

Museum

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The Bowes Museum is an art gallery in the town of Barnard Castle, in County Durham in northern England. It was built to designs by Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier, and opened in 1892. Bowes Museum is situated 1,500 feet north of The Demesne.

Barnard Castle

Park

Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barnard Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated in the town of the same name in County Durham, England. Barnard Castle is situated 3,000 feet northwest of The Demesne.

Barnard Castle School

School

Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barnard Castle School is a co-educational private day and boarding school in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, in the North East of England. Barnard Castle School is situated 2,000 feet northeast of The Demesne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barnard Castle and Startforth.

Barnard Castle

Photo: Nick Bramhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barnard Castle is a market town in County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 5800 in 2021. It has a picturesque ruined castle and the over-the-top Bowes Museum.

Startforth

Village

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Startforth is a village on the Pennines end of south Teesdale, England. The population of Startforth taken at the 2011 Census was 1,361. It was in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire.

Westwick

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westwick is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the civil parish was less than 100. Details are maintained in the parish of Whorlton. It is situated to the east of Barnard Castle near the River Tees.

The Demesne

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

54.53799° or 54° 32′ 17″ north

Longitude

-1.91468° or 1° 54′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C6WG3QP+54

OpenStreetMap ID

way 239290252

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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