Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland

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Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Bishop Auckland.

The village lies on a rise above the upper reaches of the River Wear's valley. To the west of the village the land rises to Hamsterley Common at the eastern edge of the fell country which lies between the valleys of the Wear and the River Eden. In the centre of the village is a pub called "The Cross Keys". http://crosskeyshamsterley.co.uk

One of two villages of this name in County Durham, it should not be confused with the smaller village of Hamsterley, near Consett, 20 miles to the north.