Shittlehope

Shittlehope
Shittlehope
	Flooding at Shittlehope Bridge in 2009
	Shittlehope Location within County Durham
Civil parish	Stanhope;
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°44′30″N 1°59′44″W / 54.74167°N 1.99556°W

Shittlehope is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the north side of Weardale between Stanhope and Frosterley.

Geography

Shittlehope Burn flows nearby. The burn flows by Lynkirk Cave, a popular caving spot in the area.

↑ Somerville, Christopher (16 June 2018). "A good walk: Stanhope Burn, Durham Dales". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
↑ Egglestone, William Morley (1883). Stanhope and its neighbourhood. [2 pt. Pt. 2 is entitled All around Stanhope]. p. 118.
↑ "CaveMaps.org". cavemaps.org. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

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Shittlehope
Flooding at Shittlehope Bridge in 2009
Shittlehope Location within County Durham
Civil parish	Stanhope
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England County Durham 54°44′30″N 1°59′44″W / 54.74167°N 1.99556°W / 54.74167; -1.99556