2005

NZ2318 : Walworth Castle Hotel

taken 19 years ago, near to Walworth, Darlington, England

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Walworth Castle Hotel
Walworth Castle Hotel
Dating from 1189 by the "Handsome" Hansard family the name Walworth comes from the Anglo-Saxon Waleberge, meaning a settlement of the old Celtic people (from which also derives Wales) who were driven westward by the pressure of Anglo-Saxon settlement. During the Second World War the Castle was requisitioned by the Durham Light Infantry where it was used for high ranking German and Italian prisoner of war officers. In 1950 the Castle was sold to Durham County Council for a residential girls school. It became an hotel in 1981.

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Category: Accommodation > Hotel
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NZ2318, 22 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mick Garratt   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 November, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 7 November, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 231 188 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:33.8344N 1:38.6564W
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