Forest-in-Teesdale explained

Official Name:Forest-in-Teesdale
Country:England
Region:North East England
Shire County:County Durham
Constituency Westminster:Bishop Auckland
Post Town:BARNARD CASTLE[1] [2] [3] [4]
Postcode Area:DL
Postcode District:DL12
Dial Code:01833
Os Grid Reference:NY867298
Coordinates:54.664°N -2.206°W

Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, England.[5] [6] It is situated in upper Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Langdon Beck, and is in the civil parish of Forest and Frith.[7]

Forest-in-Teesdale holds the UK record for the greatest snow depth in an inhabited area with 211cm (83inches) which occurred on 14 March 1947.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forest-in-Teesdale - Postcode Information. www.postcodes-uk.com. 2020-05-08.
  2. Web site: All Postcodes in the DL12 Postcode District. StreetCheck. StreetCheck. en. 2020-05-08.
  3. Web site: Company - Companies House, UK. opencorpdata.com. 2020-05-08.
  4. Web site: Forest of Teesdale Primary School. Forest of Teesdale Primary School. en-GB. 2020-05-08.
  5. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 91 Appleby-in-Westmorland (Brough & Kirkby Stephen). 9780319231302 . Ordnance Survey. 2014.
  6. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer. csv (download). 1 January 2016. Ordnance Survey. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 18 February 2016.
  7. Web site: Forest and Frith Civil Parish . co-curate.ncl.ac.uk . Co-Curate . 30 March 2023.
  8. News: Snow Britain: Wrong kind of snow strikes again. Philip. Eden. The Daily Telegraph. London. 2009-02-02. 2020-06-01.

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