English Heritage sites near Staindrop Parish
BARNARD CASTLE
5 miles from Staindrop Parish
Set on a high rock, Barnard Castle takes it name from its 12th-century founder, Bernard de Balliol. It was later developed by the Beauchamp family and then passed into the hands of Richard III.
EGGLESTONE ABBEY
5 miles from Staindrop Parish
The charming ruins of a small monastery of Premonstratensian 'white canons', picturesquely set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
6 miles from Staindrop 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.
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
7 miles from Staindrop Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
9 miles from Staindrop 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.
BOWES CASTLE
9 miles from Staindrop Parish
The impressive ruins of Henry II's 12th-century keep, on the site of a Roman fort guarding the approach to strategic Stainmore Pass over the Pennines.
Churches in Staindrop Parish
St Mary
Front Street, Staindrop, (A688)
Staindrop
Durham
http://www.stmarysstaindrop.org.uk
Originally an 8th Century Saxon church dedicated to St Gregory, it
underwent a number of alterations under the Neville family at Raby
Castle (adjacent to the church). It was through Ralph Neville that it
became a collegiate church at the end of the 14th Century. The
last major work was the clerestory and resultant roof alterations in
1412.
This ancient building is still a place for communion, contemplation and praise. The walls may echo with the sound of congregations past, but we welcome you today to share the journey with us.