Bishop Middleham

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Bishop Middleham Church
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Bishop Middleham Church
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The lumps and bumps of Bishop Middleham Castle earthworks The wall to the right of the castle is very carefully made in its lower parts, the stone has been shaped with a flat face and mortared together. The top of the wall is more haphazard and probably represents later attempts to mend it.
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The "Durham Lakes" return! There is an extensive area of low-lying land in mid-southern County Durham, occupied at least in Roman times by lakes, now drained by the River Skerne and its tributaries. It is probable that the Romans used the lakes and interconnecting canals for water transport.http://www.davison03.freeserve.co.uk/the%20ancient%20lakes%20of%20county%20durham.htm . This view is taken from the low hill which marks the site of Bishop Middleham Castle and shows the Bishop Middleham sewage works. The water area beyond is punctuated by the tops of fence posts, which suggest that this is a temporary inundation rather than a new permanent lake, although recent weather has been fairly dry.
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The church at Bishop Middleham Re-built at the expense of Mrs Surtees from the ruins of an Early English church of Bishop Beck (1283-1310), to a design of her late husband Robert Surtees. There is a monument to him in the chancel, and his grave is in the churchyard. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Surtees_(antiquarian), Henry Phillpotts (Bishop of Exeter) was chaplain here (1805-13). See Henry_Phillpotts
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