Baldersdale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in England, northwest of Barnard Castle.[1][2] Its principal settlements are Hury and Briscoe. Baldersdale lies within the traditional boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Under provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, it was incorporated into County Durham for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District.
The River Balder flows through Baldersdale before reaching Cotherstone where it joins the River Tees. The river flows through three reservoirs on the way: Balderhead Reservoir, Blackton Reservoir and Hury Reservoir. Running roughly parallel to Baldersdale to the north is Lunedale. A former railway viaduct from the now-closed Barnard Castle to Middleton-in-Teesdale line crosses the River Balder just west of Cotherstone.
Baldersdale Youth Hostel, run by the Youth Hostels Association, was a popular overnight stop on the Pennine Way which passes through the valley, but it has now closed. The building has reopened as Blackton Lodge. There are various self-catering holiday cottages situated in the dale, including West Hury and East Briscoe.
Hannah Hauxwell, who became well known after an ITV documentary about her life in 1972 (Too Long A Winter), worked an inherited farm on her own in Baldersdale under very frugal conditions at Low Birk Hatt. Part of her farm is now a nature reserve, known as Hannah's Meadows.
Hannah's meadow, Baldersdale with High Birk Hatt farm in distance.
54°34′N 2°05′W / 54.567°N 2.083°W / 54.567; -2.083 Baldersdale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in England, northwest of Barnard...
family home, Low Birk Hatt Farm, a dilapidated 80-acre (32 ha) farm in Baldersdale, west of Cotherstone, in the North Riding of Yorkshire (transferred for...
Baldersdale Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It consists primarily of...
Hury is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines of England. It is located in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire. Along with the rest of the former...
East Briscoe is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines district of County Durham, England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire...
Mickleton Ovington Romaldkirk Scargill Startforth Thringarth Wycliffe Dales Baldersdale Deep Dale Lunedale Teesdale (south side only) Reservoirs and lakes Balderhead...
route enters the town of Bowes and rejoins the main route at Baldersdale. From Baldersdale the trail crosses Lunedale and descends to the small town of...
Selset and Grassholme in Lunedale, and Balderhead, Blackton and Hury in Baldersdale. Two further reservoirs, at Lockwood Beck and Scaling Dam, on the North...
historically shared by Yorkshire and County Durham Deepdale (or Deep Dale) Baldersdale Lunedale Dales draining to the Irish Sea Ribblesdale, the valley of the...
Hury Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England situated in Baldersdale. The reservoir is located about four miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale...
main bed is an oak box bed dating to 1712, obtained from Star House in Baldersdale in 1962. Originally a defensive house in its own right, the lower level...
August 1867, the foreman of works, in a hurry to build a viaduct at Baldersdale, removed the wooden frame from underneath the viaduct being built at...
Balderhead Reservoir is a reservoir in Baldersdale, County Durham, England. It is one of a chain of three reservoirs on the River Balder, a tributary...
There were fifteen steam locomotives in use, amongst them 'Esau' and 'Baldersdale'. The family owned haulage company Hopwood dragged all but one locomotives...
reservoirs further down Baldersdale: Blackton Reservoir and Hury Reservoir. The scenery becomes gentler as it descends past Baldersdale Youth Hostel. The distinctive...
Weardale in the north, each of which has several side valleys, including Baldersdale, Lunedale, and Rook Hope. The part of Teesdale south of the Tees is historically...
Grassholme Reservoir. Running roughly parallel to Lunedale to the south is Baldersdale. The Pennine Way passes through Lunedale on its way to Middleton-in-Teesdale...
Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4 miles (7 km) west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins...
sides of How Gill, just under 1 km north of the village of Hury, in Baldersdale. The site is important as the type locality of the Botany Limestone,...
Witton-le-Wear Semi-natural woodland – Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods, Baldersdale Woodlands, Brignall Banks, Castle Eden Dene, Derwent Gorge and Horsleyhope...
running water and ascribes the same meaning to Boldre, Hampshire and Baldersdale, North Yorkshire. Bawdeswell Village is situated almost in the centre...
arrested. Born: Hannah Hauxwell, farmer and television personality, in Baldersdale, England (d. 2018) Died: Israel Zangwill, 62, British writer Italy enacted...
extensive area of moorland which extends almost the entire length of Baldersdale, from the confluence of the River Balder with the Tees at Cotherstone...
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