Cotherstone

Also known as Cotherstone, County Durham

Cotherstone is a village and civil parish in the district and county of Durham, England. Its historic county is Yorkshire, being just south of the River Tees. Cotherstone cheese is a celebrated delicacy of the village, famed since at least 1858.

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Place details

Locality: Cotherstone
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 594
Timezone: Europe/London

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UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: The Village Green at Cotherstone - geograph.org.uk - 1593177.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The village green
UK place.official_name: Cotherstone
UK place.population: 594
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.unitary_england: County Durham
UK place.region: North East England
UK place.lieutenancy_england: County Durham
UK place.constituency_westminster: Bishop Auckland
UK place.post_town: BARNARD CASTLE
UK place.postcode_district: DL12
UK place.postcode_area: DL
UK place.os_grid_reference: NZ011197

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Population: 594
Image: The Village Green at Cotherstone - geograph.org.uk - 1593177.jpg

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Commons category: Cotherstone
OS grid reference: NZ011197
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thumb| railway station; disused and now a private residence It was formerly governed under the historic county's North Riding and was transferred to County Durham's governance in 1974 as it was near Barnard Castle, the former Teesdale district's administrative centre until 2009. The village is between Barnard Castle and Middleton, there was a for the village on the now-closed Middleton-in-Teesdale Branch Line which ran between the two towns. The railway line crossed the River Balder at the Balder Viaduct just north of Cotherstone.