Wackerfield
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.595, -1.766 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 15 22 |
Wackerfield is a very small, rural civil parish in County Durham in north‑east England. It is made up largely of scattered farms and a handful of houses clustered around an historic country estate, with a tiny resident population and few services of its own; people typically travel to nearby towns for shops, schools and other amenities.
The character of the parish is agricultural, with rolling farmland, hedgerows and pockets of woodland that attract local walkers and wildlife. Its history is evident in the old farm buildings and the country house at the core of the settlement, and socially it remains a quiet, close‑knit rural community where land management and small‑scale farming still shape everyday life.
Postcode districts covering Wackerfield
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Darlington 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Hartlepool 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Gateshead 25 miles40.2 km
- Washington 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Durham 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Peterlee 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Chester-le-Street 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Billingham 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Consett 18.2 miles29.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Hilton Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ingleton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Langton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Evenwood Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Staindrop Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cockfield Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Raby with Keverstone Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Morton Tinmouth Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Headlam Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Cleatlam Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Evenwood and Barony Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Etherley Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Wackerfield
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Newcastle International Airport 30.7 miles49.5 km
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
- Shildon Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
Hotels near Wackerfield Ad
- Manor House Hotel 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Three Horseshoes Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Runa Farm 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Thomas Wright House 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The George, Sure Hotel Collection 5.6 miles9 km
- Houndgate Townhouse 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Dalesman Hotel 10 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Streatlam Castle Estate 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Windlestone Country house 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Stanwick Hall Estate 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.1 km
- University of Durham University 14 miles22.5 km
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Old Park Country house 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Lune Forest Forest 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 20 miles32.2 km