Heritage sites in TRIMDON PARISH

English Heritage sites near Trimdon Parish

FINCHALE PRIORY

9 miles from Trimdon Parish

The very extensive remains of a 13th-century priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's hermitage. Part of it later served as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham Cathedral.

AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE

10 miles from Trimdon Parish

A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had grounds for picnics and rooms for enjoying the view.

PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE

15 miles from Trimdon Parish

Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.

HYLTON CASTLE

15 miles from Trimdon Parish

The distinctive and highly decorative gatehouse-tower of a castle built by the wealthy Sir William Hylton, shortly before 1400. Originally containing four floors of self-contained family.

STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS

18 miles from Trimdon Parish

An excavated section, part cut into rock, of the ramparts of the huge Iron Age trading and power-centre of the Brigantes, the most important tribe in pre- Roman northern Britain.

GISBOROUGH PRIORY

19 miles from Trimdon Parish

The ruins of an Augustinian priory founded by the Bruce family, afterwards Kings of Scotland. They are dominated by the dramatic skeleton of the 14th-century church's east end.

Churches in Trimdon Parish

St Alban

Trimdon Grange Trimdon Durham
01429 882115
http://www.upperskerne.org.uk

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This picturesque church was built in 1886. The nave accommodates about 120, and has a recently renovated Nelson organ. The chancel has been re-ordered for contemporary worship, but retains interesting large carved figures of Christ on the cross with his mother Mary and the apsotle John supporting. The church would like to welcome everyone to its services.

Bookings for Baptisms and Weddings

To enquire about baptisms and weddings, please come along to our vestry hour , from 5.30pm -6.30pm on Wednesdays. This will alternate between St Edmund's in Sedgefield and St Mary Magdalene's in Trimdon Village.

E mail [email protected]

St Mary Magdalene

Trimdon Village Trimdon Durham
01429 882115
http://www.upperskerne.org.uk

The church stands on the village green and is a Grade II listed building which dates back to 1145 A.D. The church was extended with a North Aisle and Vestry in the late 19th century. One notable feature is the `keyhole' arch which separates the nave for the chancel. Under the chancel floor is a family vault. Booklets about this and another booklet giving a more detailed history of the church are available in church. There is normally a Flower Festival on the weekend nearest to the patronal festival, 22nd July.

Bookings for Baptisms and Weddings

To enquire about baptisms and weddings, please come along to our vestry hour, from 5.30pm -6.30pm on Wednesdays. This will alternate between St Edmund's in Sedgefield and St Mary Magdalene's in Trimdon Village.

E mail [email protected]

Pubs in Trimdon Parish

Black Bull

Front Street North, Trimdon Village, TS29 6PG
(01429) 880468

Big double room pub

Dovecote Inn

Salters Lane, Trimdon Grange, TS29 6EP
(01429) 880967

Situated on the outskirts of a former mining village this free house dates back to at least 1820. The extra storey was added in 1927 giving the building it's distinctive tall narrow appearance. There used to be a dovecote on the corner, hen...

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