Bowbank

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Civil parish
Bowbank
Lowside, West Wood and Highside farms
Bowbank is located in County Durham
Bowbank
Bowbank
Location within County Durham
OS grid referenceNY9423
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°36′N 2°05′W / 54.60°N 02.09°W / 54.60; -02.09

Bowbank is a hamlet in Lunedale, a side valley of Teesdale in County Durham, England.[1][2] It is within Lunedale civil parish and is situated on the B6276 road, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Middleton-in-Teesdale and 8 miles (13 km) north west of the town of Barnard Castle.[3][4]

For centuries, it lay 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 on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.

The 19th-century Bowbank House and its attached wing is a Grade II listed building,[5] as is West Wood Farmhouse and its separately listed byre-house and barn.[6][7]

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