Wolsingham
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.738, -1.86 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 09 38 |
| Population: | 2,503 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Wolsingham is a small market town and civil parish in County Durham, sited in the dale of the River Wear at the edge of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It acts as a centre for the surrounding moorland and farmland of Weardale, popular with walkers and cyclists and notable for its scenic landscape and industrial archaeology from former lead‑mining and ironworking.
Historically a market and mining community, the town still retains a strong community feel with a busy high street, an annual agricultural show and a heritage centre; the preserved Weardale Railway and local events draw visitors, while the local economy now mixes agriculture, tourism and small‑scale manufacturing and services.
Postcode districts covering Wolsingham
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1 miles
- Sunderland 20.8 miles
- Darlington 18.8 miles
- South Shields 24.3 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 24.4 miles
- Gateshead 17.7 miles
- Washington 17.8 miles
- Durham 12.1 miles
- Wallsend 22.6 miles
- Newburn 17.6 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 17 miles
- Peterlee 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wolsingham Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Tow Law Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Satley Parish 3.2 miles
- Hedleyhope Parish 3.8 miles
- Frosterley Built-up area 4 miles
- Cornsay Parish 4.5 miles
- Billy Row Built-up area 4.6 miles
- Hamsterley Built-up area 4.7 miles
- South Bedburn Parish 4.7 miles
- Crook Built-up area 4.7 miles
- Howden-le-Wear Built-up area 5.3 miles
- Witton-le-Wear Built-up area 5.4 miles
Example postcodes in Wolsingham
DL13 3JF, DL13 3DH, DL13 3EG, DL13 3JT, DL13 3LY, DL13 4PZ, DL14 0BW, DL13 3BL, DL15 8EB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 21.8 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 23.4 miles
- Wolsingham Rail Station 1.2 miles
- Frosterley Rail Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Wolsingham Ad
- The Brown Horse Hotel 1.5 miles
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 3.9 miles
- Thomas Wright House 8.6 miles
- Derwent Manor Boutique Hotel 4 8 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 9.1 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 9.8 miles
Schools in Wolsingham
- Wolsingham Primary School Primary
- Wolsingham School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Old Park Country house 10.3 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 10.4 miles
- University of Durham University 11.3 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 11.8 miles
- Windlestone Country house 12.1 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 12.7 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 14.4 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 15.8 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 16.5 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 16.9 miles
- Corbridge Roman Fort Archaeological site 17.9 miles
- Hexham Racecourse Recreation 18.4 miles