Cotherstone
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| Cotherstone | |
  Cotherstone shown within County Durham |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Teesdale |
| Shire county | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • County Durham | |
Cotherstone is a village amongst the Pennine hills, in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Cotherstone lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
There was a railway station at Cotherstone on the now-closed Barnard Castle to Middleton-in-Teesdale line. The railway line crossed the River Balder at the Balder Viaduct just north of Cotherstone.
Hannah Hauxwell who became famous through a Yorkshire TV documentary, farmed near Cotherstone and in 2007 had moved to the village itself.
Cotherstone cheese is a celebrated delicacy.
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