Royal Oak, County Durham

Royal Oak is a hamlet in the west of Heighington civil parish, in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north west of Darlington.

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Bildershaw

Bildershaw is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the A68 road between Darlington and West Auckland. Bildershaw is primarily an agricultural village and is one of the only villages left in the world that uses feudalism. The town is run by a group of local officials who meet every month to talk about legal matters like farming boundaries and trades. It was established in 1169 under the rule of Henry II. Bildershaw mainly produces soy beans, squash, and peas.

Legs Cross

Legs Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross in the parish of Bolam, County Durham, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Piercebridge on the Pilgrims' Way (the modern B6275 and the old Roman road of Dere Street). It is a Grade II* listed structure, and a scheduled monument. It was probably erected in the 9th century. The sandstone cross is now eroded to an 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) high obelisk-like structure, on a triangular base. Some interlaced patterning remains. Although it once had an inscription reading "LEGS X", which was chiselled off post 1966, giving rise to the name. It has been suggested that the cross was constructed from Roman masonry (nearby Piercebridge was once the site of a Roman fort) and that the inscription may have originally celebrated the 20th Legion (LEGIONIS). Other theories for the origin of name include the fact that "legge" is the Anglo-Saxon word meaning "boundary." It has been also suggested that James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) rested here, with his legs crossed, on his way south to claim the English throne.

Bolam, County Durham

Bolam is a small village located in County Durham, England. The parish population (including Hilton and Morton Tinmouth) at the 2011 census was 209, in 2021 the parish of Bolam alone had 84. It is situated a few miles to the north-west of Darlington. In 2009 Npower Renewables identified an area of land to the north-west of Bolam as a possible site for the location of seven wind turbines, each up to 125 metres tall.

Houghton Bank

Houghton Bank is a hamlet in civil parishes of Houghton Le Side and Heighington, in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles west of Newton Aycliffe, on the A68 between Darlington and Bishop Auckland.