Marwood
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.571, -1.932 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 04 19 |
| Dialling code: | 01833 (Barnard Castle) |
Marwood is a small, rural parish in County Durham, set amid rolling farmland and pockets of woodland a few miles from Barnard Castle and the River Tees. Its landscape of lanes, hedgerows and small fields gives the area a distinctly peaceful, pastoral feel and makes it popular with walkers and anyone seeking quiet countryside close to the Tees valley.
The community is largely agricultural with a scattering of historic houses and farmsteads that hint at a long local history; social life tends to centre on village events and nearby market towns. Visitors and locals appreciate the mix of wildlife, traditional rural character and easy access to larger services and cultural attractions in the surrounding Durham and Teesdale area.
Postcode districts covering Marwood
Most populated places nearby
- Darlington 15.4 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 24.4 miles
- Durham 20.6 miles
- Chester-le-Street 24.4 miles
- Consett 19.9 miles
- Bishop Auckland 11.4 miles
- Newton Aycliffe 14.5 miles
- Stanley 22.5 miles
- Yarm 23.9 miles
- Spennymoor 16.2 miles
- Catterick Garrison 16.5 miles
- Annfield Plain 21.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Barnard Castle Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cotherstone Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Startforth Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Streatlam and Stainton Parish 2.5 miles
- Lartington Parish 2.7 miles
- Langleydale and Shotton Parish 2.9 miles
- Egglestone Abbey Parish 3.1 miles
- Westwick Parish 3.2 miles
- Boldron Parish 3.2 miles
- Rokeby Parish 4 miles
- Romaldkirk Parish 4 miles
- Woodland Parish 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Marwood
DL12 8AX, DL12 2BN, DL12 2BX, DL12 8QE, DL12 8DT, DL12 8TA, DL12 8HN, DL12 8UQ, DL12 8SR … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 20.6 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 33.6 miles
- Frosterley Rail Station 10.8 miles
- Wolsingham Rail Station 10.9 miles
Hotels in Marwood Ad
- The Redwell Inn
- The Three Horseshoes Hotel 4
- Runa Farm
- The Old Well Inn
- Host & Stay | Castle View
- Commercial hotel 2
- Host & Stay | Baliol Street
- Host & Stay | 82G Galgate
- Coach and Horses
Schools in Marwood
- Green Lane C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Streatlam Castle Estate 2.7 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 2.9 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 5.4 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 10.6 miles
- Lune Forest Forest 12.7 miles
- Old Park Country house 13.6 miles
- Windlestone Country house 14.6 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 16.5 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 17.1 miles
- Moor House Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19 miles
- Fors Abbey Historic site 19.1 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 19.4 miles