Forest-in-Teesdale
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Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham
, in England
. It is situated in upper Teesdale
, on the north side of the Tees
between Newbiggin
and Langdon Beck
.
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated in upper Teesdale
Teesdale
Teesdale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in England. Large parts of Teesdale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the second largest AONB in England and Wales. The River Tees rises below Cross Fell, the highest hill in the Pennines, and its...
, on the north side of the Tees
River Tees
The River Tees is in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines, and flows eastwards for 85 miles to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar.-Geography:...
between Newbiggin
Newbiggin, Teesdale
Newbiggin is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, opposite Holwick. There was an influx of Derbyshire lead miners into the area in the late 18th century, and they may have brought the name from Biggin....
and Langdon Beck
Langdon Beck
Langdon Beck is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, between Forest-in-Teesdale and Harwood.It is a stronghold for the black grouse, one of the only sites for them in the North of England....
.