Sherburn House
Encyclopedia
Sherburn House is a hamlet
in County Durham
, England
. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Durham
between Sherburn
and Shincliffe Village
. It is in the civil parish of Shincliffe.
Sherburn House is the location of Sherburn Hospital
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in County Durham
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...
, 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 approximately 2 miles (3 km) 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...
between Sherburn
Sherburn, County Durham
Sherburn Village is situated 3.5 miles east of Durham in the north east of England. It is one of the "green villages" of County Durham.The village is located in the Sherburn division of Durham County Council and the City of Durham constituency for Westminster elections.-History:A settlement has...
and Shincliffe Village
Shincliffe
Shincliffe is a village in the County Durham in England. It is situated just over a mile to the south-east of Durham city centre, on the A177 road to Stockton...
. It is in the civil parish of Shincliffe.
Sherburn House is the location of Sherburn Hospital
Sherburn Hospital
Sherburn Hospital is a medieval hospital located in the hamlet of Sherburn House to the southeast of Durham, England....
.
External links
- Subterranea Britannica entry on Sherburn House station
- Durham Mining Museum entry on Sherburn House Colliery