Natural landmarks · North East England
Rookhope
Rookhope in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Rookhope 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
Rookhope is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. A former lead and fluorspar mining community, it first existed as a group of cattle farms in the 13th century. It is in the Pennines to the north of Weardale. W. H. Auden once called Rookhope "the most wonderfully desolate of all the dales". In the 2001 census Rookhope had a population of 267. The village had two public houses, the Rookhope Inn and the Swallow's Rest (closed May 2022) on the fell surrounding Rookhope, both popular with cyclists on the coast to coast cycling route from Sunderland on the east coast to Whitehaven or Workington on the West Cumbrian coast of northern England. The village primary school closed in 2024 because of falling pupil numbers. By road, Rookhope is 25.4 miles (40.9 km) west of Durham, 37.4 miles (60.2 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne, 48.5 miles (78.1 km) north west of Middlesbrough and 47.2 miles (76.0 km) east of Carlisle.
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Background
Description
The Rookhope Ride is a border ballad rescued and noted down by Joseph Ritson from the chanting of George Collingwood of Boltsburn near Rookhope about 1785. The date of the action (a raid) is precise: 6 December 1569, when robbers from Tynedale made a foray into Weardale.
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- Coordinates
- 54.7667, -2.0833
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 2AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rookhope?
- Rookhope is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 2AF), in the parish of Stanhope.
- Is Rookhope free to visit?
- Yes, Rookhope is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rookhope?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 2AF. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.