Old Cassop
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Old Cassop is a hamlet in County Durham
, in England
. It is situated a few miles to the south-east of Durham
. Old Cassop lies within the Cassop-cum-Quarrington
civil parish.
Old Cassop is about a quarter of a mile south of the A181 road and is accessible only by an unclassified single-track road. It is covered by a conservation area
to preserve its character.
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated a few miles to the south-east of Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
. Old Cassop lies within the Cassop-cum-Quarrington
Cassop-cum-Quarrington
Cassop-cum-Quarrington is a civil parish in County Durham, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 4,735.The parish covers a number of settlements:* Bowburn* Cassop* Old Cassop* Old Quarrington* Parkhill* Tursdale...
civil parish.
Old Cassop is about a quarter of a mile south of the A181 road and is accessible only by an unclassified single-track road. It is covered by a conservation area
Conservation Area (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, the term Conservation Area nearly always applies to an area considered worthy of preservation or enhancement because of its special architectural or historic interest, "the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance," as required by the Planning ...
to preserve its character.