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Stanhope, County Durham

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Coordinates:54°44′50″N2°00′22″W / 54.7471°N 2.006°W /54.7471; -2.006

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Town in County Durham, England

Not to be confused withStanley, County Durham.

Town in England

Stanhope
Town
Front Street
Stanhope Location withinCounty Durham
Population	1,633 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NY995395
Civil parish	Stanhope
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bishop Auckland
Postcode district	DL13
Dialling code	01388

Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East

UK Parliament	Bishop Auckland
List of places UK England County Durham 54°44′50″N2°00′22″W / 54.7471°N 2.006°W /54.7471; -2.006

Stanhope/ˈstænəp/ is a market town^[1] andcivil parish in theCounty Durham district, in the ceremonial county ofDurham, England. It lies on theRiver Wear betweenEastgate andFrosterley, in the north-east ofWeardale. The mainA689 road over thePennines is crossed by theB6278 betweenBarnard Castle andShotley Bridge. In 2001 Stanhope had a population of 1,633,^[2] in 2019 an estimate of 1,627, and a figure of 1,602 in the 2011 census for the ONS built-up-area which includes Crawleyside.^[3] In 2011 the parish population was 4,581.^[4]

Governance

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Civil parish in County Durham, England

Stanhope
Civil parish
Stanhope Castle
Interactive map of Stanhope
Country	England
Primary council	County Durham
County	Durham
Status	Civil parish
Settlements	Stanhope,Bollihope,Bridge End,Brotherlee,Copthill,Cornriggs,Cowshill,Crawleyside,Daddry Shield,East Blackdene,Eastgate,Frosterley,Hill End,Ireshopeburn,Killhope,Lanehead,Lintzgarth,New House,Rookhope,Shittlehope,St John's Chapel,Unthank,Wearhead,West Blackdene,Westgate andWhite Kirkley
Area
• Total	85 sq mi (221 km²)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,581
• Density	53.7/sq mi (20.7/km²)
Postcode	DL13
Website	www.stanhopeparishcouncil.co.uk

Stanhope parish is the largest parish area in England, at 85 square miles (221 km²)^[5] It has some land incommon with the neighbouringWolsingham civil parish. If Stanhope was a district it would be the135th largest in England and would be 94th if only counting districts that are 2 tier thus excluding unitary authorities and similar, 2 ceremonial counties namely theCity of London andBristol cover a smaller area. On 31 December 1894 "Stanhope Urban" parish was formed from part of Stanhope parish, but on 1 April 1937 it was merged back. In 1894 Stanhope became anurban district which contained Stanhope Urban parish, on 1 April 1937 the urban district was abolished and merged withWeardale Rural District.^[6] On 1 April 1946, 2,396 acres (969.6 ha) were transferred to the parish from Wolsingham.^[7]Stanhope Town Hall was completed in 1849.^[8]

Description

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Stanhope is surrounded by moorland in theNorth Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – the second largest of a current 40 such areas in England and Wales. Features of interest include:

Apetrified tree stump standing in the churchyard was found with two others, one of which features in theGreat North Museum inNewcastle upon Tyne.^[9]
The Durham Dales Centre incorporates a tea room, tourist information and craft shops.
Stanhope Bridge, a scheduled monument, was built in the 15th century and widened in 1792.^[10]^[11]
Theford has astepping-stone bridge for pedestrians.
The 18th-century Stanhope Castle in the town centre stands on the possible site of a medieval castle. It was built in 1798 by Cuthbert Rippon, MP forGateshead.^[12]
The town has one of only two heated open-air swimming pools in the North East.

The name Stanhope derives from theOld Englishstānhop meaning 'stone valley'.^[13]

Stanhope was at the centre of theWeardale campaign (1327), whenSir James Douglas of Scotland invaded England and facedEdward III andRoger Mortimer, Earl of March. A series of skirmishes took place on the valley floor and in Stanhope Park.

The parish church dedicated to St Thomas is mostly from the 12th–13th centuries, with restoration in 1663 and 1867.^[14]^[15] The earliest known Rector was Richardus in 1200.Joseph Butler, later Bishop of Bristol, was Rector in 1725.^[16]

Stanhope Castle may be on the site of a motte and bailey castle according to some evidence from the 1790s. Furthermore, BishopAnthony Bek granted land "to the west side of Stanhope castle". The present castle was built for Cuthbert Rippon (1744-1801) in 1798 with additions in 1823 by his son, alsoCuthbert (1797–1867) and Member of Parliament for Gateshead.Ignatius Bonomi (1787–1870) was the architect. In 1941 the castle was adapted by the Home Office as a school for boys and remained so until 1980, when it was converted into apartments.^[17]^[18]^[19] Part of the gardens lie to the north of the castle across the main road, including the park wall and gazebo.^[20]

The population at the time of the 1841 census was 1,827 inhabitants.^[21]

Stanhope Agricultural Show is held on the second weekend of September each year.^[22] It has been held annually since 1834, except in world-war years, the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak and times of bad weather.

Weardale Railway

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The preserved railway station and tearoom

Stanhope is the current terminus of theWeardale Railway, a heritage line operating mainly at weekends from Bishop Auckland, with stations atFrosterley,Wolsingham andWitton-le-Wear.^[23]Stanhope station stood in for the fictional Partlington Station in an episode of the criminal drama seriesVera.

Notable residents

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In order of birth:

Joseph Butler (1692–1752), theologian and cleric
William Greenwell (1820–1918), archaeologist and Anglican cleric, catalogued LateBronze Age finds atHeathery Burn Cave near Stanhope in 1859–1872.^[24]
William Percival Crozier (1879–1944), scholar and journalist, edited theManchester Guardian in 1932–1944.
Muriel Young (1923–2001), television continuity announcer, presenter and producer, died in Stanhope.

Gallery

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Stanhope Town Hall
Durham Dales Centre of Arts and Crafts
Scurfield House
St Thomas's Church
Stone Bridge, a single-arch bridge carrying the B6278 over the River Wear.
A ford

References

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^"Stanhope Town Hall - Durham County Council".www.durham.gov.uk. Archived fromthe original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved16 April 2022.
^"Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets"(PDF). Durham County Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved4 August 2021.
^"Stanhope". City Population De. Retrieved5 July 2021.
^"Parish population 2011". Retrieved21 July 2015.
^"Archived copy". Archived fromthe original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved23 November 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Relationships and changes Stanhope UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved23 October 2023.
^"Stanhope CP/AP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved29 July 2021.
^Parliamentary Papers 1850–1908. Vol. 69. House of Commons. 1904. p. 335.
^"The North Pennines, What's Special?". Retrieved25 February 2023.
^Historic England."Stanhope Bridge over River Wear (1277203)".National Heritage List for England. Retrieved26 February 2023.
^"Bridge history". Archived fromthe original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved20 October 2019.
^"Stanhope Castle, Illustrated site". Retrieved20 October 2019.
^http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Durham/Stanhope
^Historic England."CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, Stanhope (1231701)".National Heritage List for England. Retrieved29 July 2021.
^Egglestone, William Morley (1878).Stanhope Memorials of Bishop Butler. pp. 6–10.
^Hutchinson, William (1823).The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham. Vol. 3. p. 353.
^Hutchinson, William (1823).The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham. Vol. 3. pp. 351–52.
^Historic England."STANHOPE CASTLE, Stanhope (1231718)".National Heritage List for England. Retrieved30 July 2021.
^"Stanhope Castle, Fortified, Rebuilt, Repurposed". Retrieved26 February 2023.
^Historic England."WALL ON NORTH EAST SIDE OF CASTLE GARDEN, AND GAZEBO ATTACHED, Stanhope (1278798)".National Heritage List for England. Retrieved30 July 2021.
^The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge. Vol. V (First ed.). London: Charles Knight. 1840. p. 640.
^"Stanhope Show, Agriculture". Retrieved26 February 2023.
^"Weardale Railway". Retrieved20 October 2019.
^W. Greenwell, 1894. "Antiquities of the Bronze Age found in the Heathery Burn Cave, County Durham",Archaeologia (2nd Series, 4), pp. 87–114.

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v t e Ceremonial county ofDurham
Unitary authorities	Borough of Darlington Borough of Hartlepool Borough of Stockton-on-Tees(part) County Durham
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v t e Civil parishes inCounty Durham
includingStockton-on-Tees (north of the river)
Darlington	Parishes Archdeacon Newton Barmpton Bishopton Brafferton Coatham Mundeville Denton East and West Newbiggin Great Burdon Great Stainton Heighington High Coniscliffe Houghton le Side Hurworth Killerby Little Stainton Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent Middleton St. George Morton Palms Neasham Piercebridge Sadberge Summerhouse Walworth Whessoe Unparished areas The formerDarlington County Borough
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Hartlepool	Towns Headland Parishes Brierton Claxton Dalton Piercy Elwick Greatham Hart Newton Bewley Wynyard Unparished areas Part of the formerHartlepool County Borough
Stockton-on-Tees	Towns Billingham Parishes Aislaby Carlton Egglescliffe Elton Grindon and Thorpe Thewles Longnewton Newsham Preston-on-Tees Redmarshall Stillington and Whitton Wolviston Wynyard Unparished areas Part of the formerTeesside County Borough
For further information about the above parishes, seeList of civil parishes in County Durham. For the part ofStockton-on-Tees (borough) south of theRiver Tees, seeList of civil parishes in North Yorkshire.