Visit Staindrop Places

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

  

Staindrop Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Staindrop

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Staindrop history

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Around the year 1018, King Canute gave the manors of Raby and Staindrop to Durham Priory. In 1131 Prior Algar granted the manor to an Anglo-Saxon named Dolfin “son of Uhtred”, the earliest recorded direct male ancestor of the great Neville family which built as their seat Raby Castle.

Notable buildings

Raby Castle is a medieval castle surrounded by 200 acres of deer park. Raby Old Lodge dates back to the 14th century and was once an outpost of the castle. Scarth Hall was built as the village hall in 1875 and used during the Second World War to provide NAAFI facilities to soldiers stationed in Staindrop.

Religion

First church on the site is recorded as having been built in the 8th century (771AD) The church contains monuments including effigies of members of the Neville family. A Congregational chapel also stood from 1868 until the 1970s.

You can visit Staindrop places with Walkfo Staindrop to hear history at Staindrop’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Staindrop has 8 places to visit in our interactive Staindrop 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 Staindrop, 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 Staindrop places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Staindrop & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 8 audio facts unique to Staindrop places in an interactive Staindrop map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Staindrop Places Map
8 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Staindrop places to visit

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

Staindrop Staindrop is a large village and civil parish in County Durham. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of Barnard Castle. According to the 2011 UK Census the population was 1,310, this includes the hamlets of Cleatlam and Killerby.

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