Stanhope | |
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Town | |
Front Street | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 1,633 (2001 census) |
OS grid reference | NY995395 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bishop Auckland |
Postcode district | DL13 |
Dialling code | 01388 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Stanhope /ˈstænəp/ is a market town[1] and civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It lies on the River Wear between Eastgate and Frosterley, in the north-east of Weardale. The main A689 road over the Pennines is crossed by the B6278 between Barnard Castle and Shotley Bridge. In 2001 Stanhope had a population of 1,633,[2] in 2019 an estimate of 1,627, and a figure of 1,602 in the 2011 census for the ONS built-up-area which includes Crawleyside.[3] In 2011 the parish population was 4,581.[4]