Stanhope, County Durham
Stanhope (pronounced in the regional dialect "Stanup") is a small market village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the River Wear between Eastgate and Frosterley on the north side of Weardale. The A689 trans-Pennine road meets the B6278 road from Barnard Castle to Shotley Bridge here.
Some features of interest include a petrified tree stump in the churchyard, this was discovered in a pair, the twin resides in the Hancock Museum in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the Durham Dales Centre which incorporates a tea room, tourist information and craft shops, and a ford with stepping stones for pedestrians. Stanhope is also the current terminus of the Weardale Railway. Heritage trains run regularly to Frosterley and Wolsingham. Stanhope is home to one of only two heated open air swimming pools in the North East.
The civil parish of Stanhope is quite large, with a population of 4,519, and also includes Rookhope, Westgate, St John's Chapel, Ireshopeburn, Wearhead, Cowshill, Cornriggs, Eastgate, Frosterley all on the A689 road, along with Crawleyside, Hill End and White Kirkley. The parish was formerly much larger, with an area of 221 km² ([1]). It shares some land in common with the neighbouring Wolsingham civil parish.
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