Minsteracres

Minsteracres is an 18th-century mansion house, now a Christian retreat centre, in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The house was built in 1758 by George Silvertop.

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: monastery in Healey, Northumberland, England, UK
Also known as: “House” and “Minsteracres Retreat”
Address: Consett, DH8 9RT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St John and Derwent Reservoir.

Church of St John

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John is situated 2 miles north of Minsteracres.

The Derwent Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England. It is west of Consett. It is 3.5 miles long) and covers an area of 4 km2 and has a maximum depth of 100 ft and when full, holds 11,000 million gallons. Derwent Reservoir is situated 2½ miles southwest of Minsteracres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Healey and Apperley Dene.

Healey

Hamlet

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Healey is a rural estate and civil parish in Northumberland, England, situated between Riding Mill to the north and Slaley to the south. The neo-Norman St John's Parish Church, which was built in 1860, was awarded the 2011 Art in a Religious Context award for its windows by Anne Vibeke Mou and James Hugonin. Healey is situated 2 miles north of Minsteracres.

Apperley Dene

Hamlet

Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Apperley Dene is a hamlet in Stocksfield parish, Northumberland, England. It is situated south of the River Tyne between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne. Apperley Dene is situated 2½ miles northeast of Minsteracres.

Carterway Heads

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carterway Heads is a hamlet in the civil parish of Shotley Low Quarter, in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Consett and the Derwent Reservoir, at the intersection of the A68 and B6278 roads. Carterway Heads is situated 2½ miles southeast of Minsteracres.

Minsteracres

Categories: mansion, monastery, place of worship, religious organization, and religion
Location: Healey, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.89532° or 54° 53′ 43″ north

Longitude

-1.96336° or 1° 57′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C6WV2WP+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 797818209

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=religious

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q15253504

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In Other Languages

“Minsteracres” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Minsteracres”

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