Bishop Oak
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Bishop Oak
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 25 Jan 2007
This fine 18th century house (with later additions and repairs) http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=408544 stands on the road from Wolsingham up to the Tunstall Reservoir. The three storey building on the right is a gazebo http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D2176 (didn't know that gazebos could be that big!) dating from the same period. Although I cannot find any specific reference, it seems likely that this house has some link with the Prince-Bishops of Durham who hunted on Wolsingham Park Moor just to the west.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.747715
Longitude
-1.898215