Melrose

Melrose is a residential area in Cassop-cum-Quarrington, County Durham, England. Melrose is situated nearby to Bowburn Post Office, as well as near the forest John Hare’s Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ the King and Croxdale medieval chapel.

Christ the King

Church

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ the King is a church, which is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Melrose.

Croxdale medieval chapel

Church

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Croxdale medieval chapel is a church, which is situated 2 miles west of Melrose.

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maiden Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a scheduled monument. Maiden Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Melrose.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowburn and High Shincliffe.

Bowburn

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bowburn is a village in the civil parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington, in County Durham, England. It is situated about 3 miles to the south-east of Durham, on the A177, between Coxhoe to the south-east, and High Shincliffe to the north-west.

High Shincliffe

Village

Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Shincliffe is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about two miles south-east of Durham City, on the A177 road to Stockton-on-Tees.