Eastgate is a tiny hamlet where Roman remains were found, including an altar, a copy of which can be seen at the side of the road. The historic market town of Stanhope with its cobbled Market Place, stands on the banks of the river Wear and has a strong industrial heritage, which stems from mining lead and quarrying limestone for iron and steel making. In 1815 the London Lead company established its northern headquarters at Middleton in Teesdale and the impact can be seen in the many buildings which symbolise late Victorian prosperity. 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.
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Distances by road will be longer. At the Westmorland Motor Museum, the visitor can find restored and unrestored trucks and a collection of Automobilia. Combine a beautiful manor house and the strongest fortifications. Add some of England's most wonderful landscapes, and you have Aydon Castle. Built for the mighty dynasty of the Nevills, this great fortress stands proud and defiant, its history rolling back almost a thousand years.