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Frosterley

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Also known as Frosterley, County Durham

Frosterley is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale, on the River Wear close to its confluence with Bollihope Burn; between Wolsingham and Stanhope; west of Durham City and southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the 2001 census Frosterley had a population of 705.

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Place details

Locality
Frosterley
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
636
Timezone
Europe/London

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Instance of
village
Population
705
Image
The Frosterley Inn - geograph.org.uk - 1581120.jpg
Dialing code
01388
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Commons category
Frosterley
OS grid reference
NZ025375
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Frosterley Marble
  • Rogerley Mine
  • Gallery
  • References
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Frosterley is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale, on the River Wear close to its confluence with Bollihope Burn; between Wolsingham and Stanhope; west of Durham City and southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the 2001 census Frosterley had a population of 705.

Frosterley is on the Weardale Railway. Heritage trains currently run to Stanhope, Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frosterley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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