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Waskerley is a village in 
In 1283 under a license the land was enclosed around Stanhope and Waskerley Head.
The Stanhope & Tyne Railway line opened in 1834 transporting limestone from the quarries above Stanhope. However, the line was bankrupt by 1840 and the Derwent Iron Company took over the route to ensure a supply of limestone to the iron works at Consett. The line reopened in 1845 and the small railway village developed. There were two engine sheds, a station master’s house, two rows of housing, a school, and a Methodist chapel (now used as a barn). With the decline in railway haulage and passengers the line finally closed in 1969 and much of the village was abandoned.
The Anglican church of St Matthew’s was built in 1896 and is still lit by gas lighting.
Waskerley sits on top of Waskerley Moor, straddling a road between Castleside and Stanhope. The
County Durham
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...
, England. It is situated six miles to the southwest of Consett
Consett is a town in the County Durham (district), County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of County Durham, Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in ...
and three miles southwest of Castleside and the A68. Stanhope in the Durham Dales
The Durham Dales are a series of valleys in the west of County Durham, North East England. They are the Durham portion of the North Pennines, the northernmost part of the Pennine uplands. The principal valleys are Teesdale in the south and Wea ...
is a further six miles to the southwest and the Derwent Reservoir and the village of Edmundbyers is approximately five miles to the north. The village of Muggleswick
Muggleswick is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett. the population was 130 at the 2001 Census reducing to 113 at the 2011 Census.
Geography
A signifi ...
is three miles to the north.
In 1283 under a license the land was enclosed around Stanhope and Waskerley Head.
The Stanhope & Tyne Railway line opened in 1834 transporting limestone from the quarries above Stanhope. However, the line was bankrupt by 1840 and the Derwent Iron Company took over the route to ensure a supply of limestone to the iron works at Consett. The line reopened in 1845 and the small railway village developed. There were two engine sheds, a station master’s house, two rows of housing, a school, and a Methodist chapel (now used as a barn). With the decline in railway haulage and passengers the line finally closed in 1969 and much of the village was abandoned.
The Anglican church of St Matthew’s was built in 1896 and is still lit by gas lighting.
Waskerley sits on top of Waskerley Moor, straddling a road between Castleside and Stanhope. The Sea to Sea Cycle Route
The Coast to Coast or Sea to Sea Cycle Route (C2C) is a cycle route opened in 1994. Combining sections of National Cycle Route 7, 14, 71 and 72; it runs from Whitehaven or Workington on the west coast of Cumbria, and then crosses the Lak ...
passes close by to the north – the section crossing Waskerley Moor was formerly known as the Waskerley Way. The main landmark was the Moorcock pub, used by local farmers and users of the Sea to Sea Cycle Route. This pub closed some years ago, and is now a private house.
Waskerley, Smiddy Shaw (photographed) and Hishope Reservoirs are situated on Waskerley Moor near Waskerley.
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Villages in County Durham {{Durham-geo-stub