English Heritage sites near Eggleston Parish
BARNARD CASTLE
7 miles from Eggleston 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
8 miles from Eggleston Parish
The charming ruins of a small monastery of Premonstratensian 'white canons', picturesquely set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.
BOWES CASTLE
8 miles from Eggleston 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.
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
14 miles from Eggleston 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.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
14 miles from Eggleston 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
15 miles from Eggleston Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
Churches in Eggleston Parish
Holy Trinity
Church Bank, Eggleston.
Eggleston
Barnard Castle
+447800955091
Holy Trinity is a church at the heart of the village and visitors are assured of a warm welcome.
We are part of the Upper Teesdale Churches Together and meet for Worship at 9.30am on Sundays ( Holy Communion) and at 9.00am on Wednesdays for Morning Prayer
Pubs in Eggleston Parish
Moorcock Inn
Hilltop, Eggleston, DL12 0AU
(01833) 650102
the-moorcock.co.uk