Castles · North East England
Ovington
Ovington in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andy Waddington — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Ovington is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ovington is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Situated 8 miles (13 km) east of Barnard Castle. Lying within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District has been administered with County Durham since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
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Background
History
The remnants of an Iron Age hillfort known as Cockshot Camp are located less than a mile west of the village. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ovington as:<blockquote>"a township in Forcett parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Tees, at the boundary with Durham, 5 miles S E by E of Barnard-Castle. Acres, 530. Real property, £851. Pop., 142. Houses, 34. A Gilbertine priory was founded here, by Alan de Wilton, in the time of King John; but has left no traces. There are remains of a small ancient camp."</blockquote>
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5274, -1.7983
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Ovington
- Postcode
- DL11 7BN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2568921 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ovington, County Durham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ovington?
- Ovington is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL11 7BN), in the parish of Ovington.
- Does Ovington charge admission?
- Ovington typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Ovington?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL11 7BN. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.