High Grange
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High Grange is a village in County Durham
, in England
. It is situated on the A689
between Bishop Auckland
and Crook
. The village consists of 62 brick-built houses. Although many houses are modernised (pebble-dashed etc.), and the old school rooms now house three local businesses, the village is basically as it was when built in the 1880s. It has one shop - a gun and fishing tackle shop.
High Grange has recently received a grant from the National Lottery and has purchased from the council the old football pitch, which is just off the main road. In July 2007, the field was indeed refurbished to include seats, play area and a walkway, complete with drainage and fencing.
The village tries to maintain a community spirit, holding an annual 'fun day', a Christmas party and bonfire night celebrations. The tradition of 'first footing' where villagers process to each other's houses on New Year's Eve to enjoy a drink and food still continues (2007), with around a dozen households taking part.
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 on the A689
A689 road
The A689 is a road in northern England, that runs east from Junction 44 of the M6 motorway, north of the centre of Carlisle in Cumbria, to Hartlepool, in the North East....
between Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. It is located about northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless...
and Crook
Crook, County Durham
Crook is a market town in County Durham, England. It is situated about 10 miles south-west of Durham.Crook lies a couple of miles north of the River Wear, on the A690 from Durham...
. The village consists of 62 brick-built houses. Although many houses are modernised (pebble-dashed etc.), and the old school rooms now house three local businesses, the village is basically as it was when built in the 1880s. It has one shop - a gun and fishing tackle shop.
High Grange has recently received a grant from the National Lottery and has purchased from the council the old football pitch, which is just off the main road. In July 2007, the field was indeed refurbished to include seats, play area and a walkway, complete with drainage and fencing.
The village tries to maintain a community spirit, holding an annual 'fun day', a Christmas party and bonfire night celebrations. The tradition of 'first footing' where villagers process to each other's houses on New Year's Eve to enjoy a drink and food still continues (2007), with around a dozen households taking part.