Whorlton, County Durham
Whorlton | |
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Location within County Durham | |
Population | 302 (including Westwick .2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ105149 |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DARLINGTON |
Postcode district | DL12 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
Whorlton is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated near the River Tees and to the east of the Barnard Castle.
The Whorlton Bridge is a 183 ft long suspension bridge which crosses the River Tees.[2] It is Britain's 2nd oldest suspension bridge relying on original chain work after the union bridge over the River Tweed.[3]
The village has a public house called 'The Bridge Inn'.
Arthur Headlam and James Wycliffe Headlam were both born in the village.
History
[edit]In October 1829, the Whorlton Bridge, then under construction, was destroyed when the River Tees flooded.[2] John Green of Newcastle upon Tyne was called upon to design a replacement.[2] He based the Whorlton Bridge on the Scotswood Bridge, which he had designed earlier.[2] Construction began in 1830, and the bridge was opened in July 1831.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Rennison, Robert William (1996). Civil Engineering Heritage: Northern England. Thomas Telford. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7277-2518-9.
- ^ Martin Collins; Paddy Dillon (2011). The Teesdale Way: From Dufton to the North Sea. Cicerone Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-84965-461-6.
- ^ Rennison, Robert William (1996). Civil Engineering Heritage: Northern England. Thomas Telford. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7277-2518-9.
External links
[edit] Media related to Whorlton, County Durham at Wikimedia Commons