Whitwell House

Whitwell House
Whitwell House Farm
Whitwell House is located in County Durham
Whitwell House
Whitwell House
Location within County Durham
OS grid referenceNZ306411
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°45′50″N 1°31′30″W / 54.764°N 1.525°W / 54.764; -1.525

Whitwell House is a place in the civil parish of Shincliffe, in County Durham, England situated a few miles to the south-east of Durham. It now consists of the hamlet of Whitwell Grange, but was from 1836 was the site of the village of Whitwell Colliery. The village declined following the closure of the colliery in 1875 and was described as 'almost deserted' by 1894. The chapelry was closely associated with the nearby Sherburn Hospital.