Laithkirk
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Laithkirk is a small hamlet of three houses and a small church in County Durham
, in England
. All of the houses in Laithkirk are accessed by an unnamed road which connects the B6277 and the B6276. The hamlet is the final settlement (baring a caravan park) that lies in Lunedale, before the Lune river joins with the Tees.
It is situated in Teesdale
between Mickleton
and Bowbank
, near to Middleton-in-Teesdale
.
from an older building.
The Church is known locally as the "Holy Barn" and the building has been on the site since at least the 1500's. The Church register begins in 1845. Next to the church is an old building which once housed the churches hearse
. This fell into disuse after it was discovered that there were no horses strong enough to pull the hearse up the steep hill to the church. It is now used as a storage facility in private usage.
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...
. All of the houses in Laithkirk are accessed by an unnamed road which connects the B6277 and the B6276. The hamlet is the final settlement (baring a caravan park) that lies in Lunedale, before the Lune river joins with the Tees.
It is situated in 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...
between Mickleton
Mickleton, County Durham
Mickleton is a village in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the...
and Bowbank
Bowbank
Bowbank is a village within Teesdale, in County Durham England.For centuries, it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of...
, near to Middleton-in-Teesdale
Middleton-in-Teesdale
Middleton-in-Teesdale is a small market town in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale between Eggleston and Newbiggin, a few miles to the north west of Barnard Castle...
.
Laithkirk Church
Laithkirk Church is thought to have been restored in the 19th centuryVictorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
from an older building.
The Church is known locally as the "Holy Barn" and the building has been on the site since at least the 1500's. The Church register begins in 1845. Next to the church is an old building which once housed the churches hearse
Hearse
A hearse is a funerary vehicle used to carry a coffin from a church or funeral home to a cemetery. In the funeral trade, hearses are often called funeral coaches.-History:...
. This fell into disuse after it was discovered that there were no horses strong enough to pull the hearse up the steep hill to the church. It is now used as a storage facility in private usage.