Visit Fishburn Places

Welcome to Visit Fishburn Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Fishburn

  

Fishburn Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Fishburn

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Fishburn history

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The earliest proprietors of the village (and then manor) on record were the family of “Fissebourne” There are a number of theories on how the village got its name. The name derives from the Saxon words “Fisc” meaning fish and “Bourne” meaning brook.

Fishburn culture & places

Fishburn Brass Band was started by local miners as the Fishburn Colliery Welfare band in the 1950s. The band have won several high-profile contests including the Scottish Open Champions in 2005 and the Durham County Brass Band League. Fishburn appeared in the BBC TV genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?

You can visit Fishburn places with Walkfo Fishburn to hear history at Fishburn’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Fishburn has 22 places to visit in our interactive Fishburn map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Fishburn, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Fishburn places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Fishburn & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Fishburn places in an interactive Fishburn map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Fishburn Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Fishburn historic spots	Fishburn tourist destinations	Fishburn plaques	Fishburn geographic features
Walkfo Fishburn tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Fishburn

  

Best Fishburn places to visit

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Fishburn has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Fishburn’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Fishburn’s information audio spots:

Bishop Middleham Bishop Middleham is a village in County Durham. The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 census was 1,275. It is close to Sedgefield.

Church of St Edmund, Sedgefield The Church of St Edmund is a Church of England parish church in Sedgefield, County Durham. The church is a grade I listed building and dates from the 13th century.

The Manor House, Sedgefield Manor House in Sedgefield, County Durham was built in 1707 on high ground in a country setting looking on to St. Edmund’s Church. It is a rare example of Queen Anne style architecture in an area as far north as the north of Durham. The house was acquired by John Burdon of nearby Hardwick Estate in 1756.

Sedgefield (borough) Sedgefield District was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district and (from 1996), borough in County Durham, in North East England. It had a population of about 87,000 (2001 UK census) Its largest town was Newton Aycliffe, but its other places included Shildon, Ferryhill and Spennymoor. Most of the district was represented in parliament by Tony Blair, who became Leader of the Labour Party in 1994 and Prime Minister in 1997.

Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield Hardwick Hall in Sedgefield, County Durham is listed on the English Heritage Register. A major part of it was built in the late 1700s but it is possible that some of it dates from about 1634. It was the residence for many notable people for two centuries. It is now a hotel which provides accommodation and restaurant services.

Netpark NETPark or North East Technology Park is a science park in Sedgefield, County Durham, England. The park is on the site of the former Winterton Hospital and is home to several high-tech companies specialising in nanotechnology, X-Ray technology, forensics and semiconductor technology.

Winterton Hospital Winterton Hospital was a psychiatric hospital north of Sedgefield in County Durham, England. It was one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in the UK.

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