The Almshouses
The Almshouses is a building in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. The Almshouses is situated nearby to Mining Art Gallery, as well as near Bishop Auckland Town Hall.Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: almshouse in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
- Postal code: DL14 7NP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bishop Auckland Town Hall and Auckland Castle.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is a municipal facility in the Market Place, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Auckland Castle
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Auckland Castle Trust. Auckland Castle is situated 610 feet northeast of The Almshouses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toronto and New Coundon.
Toronto
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toronto is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a mile to the north-west of Bishop Auckland and was represented in Wear Valley District Council until that authority was merged into Durham County Council in April 2009.
New Coundon
Hamlet
New Coundon is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the west of Coundon, near Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census New Coundon had a population of 41.
South Church
Village
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY 2.5.
South Church is a village just south of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. St Andrew's church is the largest church in County Durham and a Grade I listed building.
The Almshouses
- Category: almshouse
- Location: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.66595° or 54° 39′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.67311° or 1° 40′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C6WM88G+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 969284151OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q26491098
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