IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Finchale Abbey Village, DURHAM, DH1 5FY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Finchale Abbey Village, DH1 5FY by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (63 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Details
Distance
1
Finchale Abbey Touring Park
http://www.finchaleabbey.co.uk/
Image: © Chris McAuley
Taken: 23 Aug 2012
0.09 miles
2
Finchale Priory from across the river...
...with the rickety footbridge to the right. Built in the late 19th century to supersede a rather more hazardous ford.
Image: © Steve McShane
Taken: 23 Jul 2006
0.13 miles
3
Toll Bridge
The bridge over the River Wear. This used to be a toll bridge, where the price for crossing in the 1950s was a penny.
Image: © Steve McShane
Taken: 23 Jul 2006
0.13 miles
5
Barrier access to Finchale Abbey Village
By the historic barn there is a pole barrier across the road
Image: © Kevin Waterhouse
Taken: 12 Jul 2014
0.13 miles
7
Approaching Finchale Abbey Farm
The farm site holds the ruins of Finchale Abbey, managed by English Heritage https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/finchale-priory/#:~:text=Free%20Entry&text=It%20was%20founded%20in%201196,life%20of%20adventure%20and%20travel and, since 1951, a touring caravan site https://www.finchaleabbey.co.uk/
Image: © Tim Heaton
Taken: 17 May 2023
0.13 miles
8
Arches in Finchale Priory
These slant across the square room. I haven't been able to find what the purpose of the room and the room above it was, or why the arches are skewed.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 5 Nov 2022
0.14 miles
9
Finchale Priory
Finchale Priory was a 13th century Benedictine priory, the remains are sited by the River Wear.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 23 Sep 2006
0.14 miles
10
Finchale Priory near the River Wear
Finchale Abbey was a 13th-century Benedictine priory. The remains are next to the River Wear, four miles from Durham. It is a Grade I listed building.
Image: © Mat Fascione
Taken: 24 Jun 2017
0.14 miles