Ireshopeburn Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Ireshopeburn
Static Image Name:Ireshopeburn(AndrewSmith)Mar2006.jpg
Static Image Caption:Ireshopeburn, March 2006 (photo by Andrew Smith)
Coordinates:54.743°N -2.209°W
Population:112
Population Ref:(2001 census)
Civil Parish:Stanhope
Unitary England:County Durham
Lieutenancy England:Durham
Region:North East England
Constituency Westminster:Bishop Auckland
Post Town:Bishop Auckland
Postcode District:DL13
Postcode Area:DL
Dial Code:01388
Os Grid Reference:NY866386

Ireshopeburn (; EYE-suup-burn) is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, between St John's Chapel and Wearhead, and on the other side of the Wear from West Blackdene and New House. In the 2001 census Ireshopeburn had a population of 112.[1]

Burnhope Reservoir lies above the village.

Ireshopeburn is the site of the High House Chapel, the oldest purpose-built Methodist Chapel in the world to have held continuous weekly services since its foundation in 1760. John Wesley himself preached at High House on many occasions.

Ireshopeburn is the site of the Weardale Museum.

Conservation Area

Three adjacent but historically distinct settlements of Ireshopeburn, Newhouse and the hamlet of West Blackdene were previously covered by two separate conservation area designations but given their shared landscape context and historical links they are being brought together in a unified conservation area in 2011.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets . Durham County Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20060314181244/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/Lookup/Wear%20Valley%20Settlement%20Summary%20Sheets%20Numbers/$file/Wear+Valley+Settlement+Summary+Sheets+Numbers.pdf . dead . 14 March 2006 . PDF . 14 October 2016 .
  2. Web site: Ireshopeburn Conservation Area Appraisal. Durham.Gov.UK.