High Urpeth
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High Urpeth is a village in County Durham
, in England
. It is situated to the west of Urpeth
, and a short distance to the north of High Handenhold.
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 to the west of Urpeth
Urpeth
Urpeth is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance from Ouston and Beamish.Urpeth started its life as a coal mining area with multiple seams of coal being mined from various locations around the current housing estate. Urpeth Colliery was owned by the Birtley Iron...
, and a short distance to the north of High Handenhold.