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Crook Conservation Area
The conservation area covers part of the urban centre of Crook in County Durham, which has preserved its original village charm, despite the rapid growth and industrialisation of the town in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Village Green includes the parish church and Crook beck. The Architectural backdrop to the area is defined by the "ambitious" Roman Catholic Church on the slopes of Dowfold Hill, framed by an undeveloped hillside. The mid-19th-century terraced houses at Church Hill and the eastern Green maintain the area's original village feel. The conservation area includes the commercial area along Hope Street.
Crook Conservation Area was designated on the 1st January, 1975.
Note: Map data from Durham County Council c/o Open Data UK, under the Open Government Licence, imported into Google MyMaps, February 2026. Check with DCC for amendments and updates.
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Historic Buildings and Monuments in Crook Ward
- Listed buildings and scheduled monuments in the non-parished area of Crook Ward, County Durham, from the National Heritage List for England[1]. Use the Search (below) if looking for a specific …
from https://www.durham.gov.uk/med…
Crook, CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL, December 2013
- .....Crook is a small town at the eastern end of Weardale in the
horse shoe valley formed by the Crook beck, and was little
more than a hamlet around a …
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Simon Cotterill
from https://www.durham.gov.uk/med…
Settlement Character Study: Crook
- Design and Conservation Team, Durham County Council, 2025. ".....he areas of substantial land surrounding much of the town
provides a scenic rural background and is important in promoting
the ‘market …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Historic Buildings and Monuments in Crook Ward
- Listed buildings and scheduled monuments in the non-parished area of Crook Ward, County Durham, from the National Heritage List for England[1]. Use the Search (below) if looking for a specific …
from https://www.durham.gov.uk/med…
Crook, CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL, December 2013
- .....Crook is a small town at the eastern end of Weardale in the
horse shoe valley formed by the Crook beck, and was little
more than a hamlet around a …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.durham.gov.uk/med…
Settlement Character Study: Crook
- Design and Conservation Team, Durham County Council, 2025. ".....he areas of substantial land surrounding much of the town
provides a scenic rural background and is important in promoting
the ‘market …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
