Ireshopeburn

Ireshopeburn
Ireshopeburn Ireshopeburn shown within County Durham
OS grid reference	NY866386
Civil parish	Stanhope
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bishop Auckland
Postcode district	DL13
Dialling code	01388
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	North West Durham
List of places UK England County Durham

Coordinates: 54°44′35″N 2°12′32″W / 54.743°N 2.209°W / 54.743; -2.209

Ireshopeburn, March 2006 (photo by Andrew Smith)

Ireshopeburn is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, between St John's Chapel and Wearhead, and on the other side of the Wear from West Blackdene and New Ho. The local pronunciation is "Eye-ssup-burn".

Burnhope Reservoir lies above the village.

Ireshopeburn is the site of the High House Chapel, the oldest purpose built Methodist Chapel in the world to have held continuous weekly services since its foundation in 1760. John Wesley himself preached at High House on many occasions.

Ireshopeburn is the site of the Weardale Museum.

External links

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Weardale Museum website

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