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Lying in a prominent position ringed by the River Wear, Escomb is best known for its magnificent Saxon Church reputed to be built from stones brought from the near-by ruined Roman Fort at Binchester...
This was the busy social and commercial centre of the south-west Durham coalfield, but the town is actually much older than the Industrial Revolution, although that historic.....
Richmond is a lovely old market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire...
Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills...
Arriving close to Staindrop from almost any direction the view of Raby Castle, built by the powerful Nevill family in the.....
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Josephine Bowes, wife of John Bowes was a Parisian actress, and perhaps this shows in the choice of building they chose as a.....
This historic town is a picturesque centre for discovering the delights of Teesdale. The town occupies a clifftop site above.....
With its grand arch, Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace or the Bishop's Castle, is the official residence of the.....
This castle, occupying a dramatic cliff-top site above the River Swale, led a fairly quiet life without any military action to.....
This pleasant place is interesting for the remarkable ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian Abbey. Here in an idyllic.....
