Forest and Frith
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.678, -2.231 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 85 31 |
Forest and Frith is a small, sparsely populated civil parish set in upland Weardale in County Durham, England. The landscape is classic North Pennines country - rolling heather moor, drystone walls and scattered stone farmsteads - and the parish name itself echoes its past, with "forest" and "frith" referring to medieval hunting and wooded pasture rather than modern woodlands.
Farming, especially hill sheep grazing, still shapes local life, while traces of the 18th–19th century lead-mining industry can be seen in old spoil heaps and ruins. The area is popular with walkers and naturalists for its open scenery and upland ecology, and community life is typically quiet and close-knit, with nearby villages such as St John's Chapel and Middleton-in-Teesdale providing services and occasional markets and events.
Postcode districts covering Forest and Frith
Most populated places nearby
- Consett 19.7 miles
- Bishop Auckland 22 miles
- Spennymoor 24.5 miles
- Penrith 20.5 miles
- Prudhoe 24.8 miles
- Hexham 20.9 miles
- Annfield Plain 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newbiggin Parish 4.3 miles
- Holwick Parish 5.3 miles
- Lunedale Parish 6.7 miles
- Middleton-in-Teesdale Built-up area 7.1 miles
- Dufton Parish 7.6 miles
- Barnard Castle West Ward 8 miles
- Mickleton Built-up area 8.7 miles
- Eggleston Parish 9.9 miles
- Hunderthwaite Parish 10 miles
Example postcodes in Forest and Frith
DL12 0XU, DL12 0XL, DL12 0EW, DL12 0HF, DL12 0EB, DL12 0HX, DL12 0EF, DL12 0EL, DL12 0XY … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 32.8 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 34.1 miles
- Stanhope Rail Station 10.1 miles
- Frosterley Rail Station 11.2 miles
Hotels near Forest and Frith Ad
- YHA Langdon Beck 4 0.7 miles
- High Force Hotel 2.7 miles
- Old Coach House At The Golden Lion 3 4.5 miles
- Forresters Bar & Restaurant with Rooms 3 6.9 miles
- Host & Stay | The Red Brick Barn 8.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Moor House Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.4 miles
- Old Park Country house 6.1 miles
- Lune Forest Forest 6.6 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 16.3 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 16.5 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 18.1 miles
- Hexham Racecourse Recreation 19.5 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 19.5 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 19.6 miles