Croxdale

[1] The Weardale Way long distance footpath passes through the nearby Croxdale Hall estate.

Located just to the north of Croxdale (to the left of the A167) is Burn Hall which was designed and built in 1821 by Durham architect Ignatius Bonomi for the Salvin family.

This venture was carried out by the Salvin family of Croxdale Hall but lasted only a few decades, closing by 1870.

[8] At this time St. Bartholomew's church was built by Salvin for the miners who were attracted to work in the colliery.

So successful was the colliery that John Rogerson (one of the four directors of the Weardale Iron and Coal Company) rented Croxdale Hall from the Salvin family for a time.

From 2017 the former factory was converted into a business hub with offices, service yards and storage and distribution facilities with planning permission to potentially add housing at a later date.

There is a play park for the children of the village which was funded by a series of summer fun days.