Frosterley was once an important centre for the limestone industry. Its renowned marble, an ornate limestone containing 323 million year old fossil corals, can be seen in Frosterley Parish Church. Ireshopeburn is the base of the Y.M.C.A. Outdoor Centre. Also home to the Weardale Museum which exhibits some of the history of the Dale. Originally a Saxon settlement but became for many centuries the market town for lower Weardale.
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Distances by road will be longer. Built for the mighty dynasty of the Nevills, this great fortress stands proud and defiant, its history rolling back almost a thousand years. Combine a beautiful manor house and the strongest fortifications. Add some of England's most wonderful landscapes, and you have Aydon Castle. Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Durham, and has been for the past 800 years.