Observatories · North East England
Westerton
Westerton in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Moonless winter nights (Oct–Mar)
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Westerton 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
Westerton is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In the 2001 census Westerton had a population of 44. It is situated between Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor. It sits on top of a hill which is one of the highest points in County Durham, and is the location of an observatory built for Thomas Wright, who was the first person to suggest that the Milky Way consisted of a flattened disk of stars. The observatory is known today as "Wright's Folly".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6750, -1.6290
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- County Durham, unparished area
- Postcode
- DL14 8AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7988582 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Westerton, County Durham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Westerton?
- Westerton is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6750°, -1.6290°.
- Is Westerton wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Westerton. Check ahead for specific facilities.