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Cotherstone
Cotherstone is a village in County Durham which is situated near the confluence of the River Balder and the River Tees. Cotherstone is located about 2.5 miles north-west of Barnard Castle and 2 miles south-east of Romaldkirk. Historically, Cotherstone was a township in the ancient parish of Romaldkirk within the North Riding of Yorkshire. It became part of County Durham in the 1974 local government reorganisation. The village and surrounding area form Cotherstone Civil Parish.
COTHERSTON, a township, in the parish of Romald-Kirk, union of Teesdale, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of York, 3¾ miles (N.W. by W.) from Barnard-Castle; containing 566 inhabitants. The township comprises 8,228 acres, of which 5,084 are common or waste. The village is pleasantly situated on the south bank of the Tees, and is celebrated for the making of cheese, similar in quality to "Stilton." There is a manufactory for carpets. Here are the remains of a castle that belonged to the Fitz-Hughs, lords of the manor, but was destroyed in one of the devastating inroads of the Scots. The tithes have been commuted for £108. There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, Independents, and Wesleyans; and a national school.
Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.
Cotherstone is a village and civil parish in the Pennine hills, in Teesdale, County Durham, England.
Cotherstone lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
There was a railway station at Cotherstone on the now-closed Barnard Castle to Middleton-in-Teesdale line. The railway line crossed the River Balder at the Balder Viaduct just north of Cotherstone.
Cotherstone cheese is a celebrated delicacy, and the village was famous for it by at least 1858.
Notable people
Hannah Hauxwell, who became famous through a Yorkshire Television documentary, farmed near Cotherstone and in 1998 moved to the village itself.
In 1973 Maxwell Fry and his wife Jane Drew, both modernist architects, retired to Cotherstone.
The jurist John Cyril Smith was born in the village in 1922.
Miles Stapleton was a notable Lord of Cotherstone (among other places) during the fourteenth century.
John Bowes bred four winners of the Epsom Derby at nearby Streatlam Castle, including Cotherstone.
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River Tees
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COUNTY DURHAM - Pre 1914 Postcard of Moorfields & Leisure House, COTHERSTONE
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Post Office at Cotherstone, near Barnard Castle Co. Durham ...
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River Tees
- Overview Bridges Further Information The Tees is one of the major rivers in the North of England. It rises on Cross Fell in the North Pennines, and flows 137 km …
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COUNTY DURHAM - Pre 1914 Postcard of Moorfields & Leisure House, COTHERSTONE
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