| Barnard Castle | |
|---|---|
| Town and civil parish | |
.jpg) The "Butter Market" (the town's Market Cross) | |
  Barnard Castle Location within County Durham | |
| Population | 5,495 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ047166 |
| Civil parish |
|
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNARD CASTLE |
| Postcode district | DL12 |
| Dialling code | 01833 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | barnardcastletowncouncil |
Barnard Castle (locally [ˈbɑːnəd ˈkæsəl], BAH-nəd KASS-əl) is a market town on the north bank of the River Tees, in County Durham, England. The town is named after and built around a medieval castle ruin. The town's Bowes Museum has an 18th-century Silver Swan automaton exhibit and paintings by Goya and El Greco.
It sits on the opposite bank to Startforth and is 21 miles (34 km) south-west of the county town of Durham. Nearby towns include Bishop Auckland to the north-east, Darlington to the east and Richmond in North Yorkshire to the south-east. The largest employer is GlaxoSmithKline, with a manufacturing facility on the town's outskirts.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Town population 2011". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Home :Barnard Castle Town Council". Barnardcastletowncouncil.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "GSK Barnard Castle". Devereux Architects. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
- ^ "BBC – Domesday Reloaded: A BARNARD CASTLE FACTORY". domesday. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Teesdale Mercury". teesdalemercury.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.