There Is This Place - Cockfield Fell Bishop Auckland
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- About: Cockfield Fell, County Durham England.
Cockfield fell is the largest Scheduled Ancient Monument in the County of Durham, Northeast England (350 acres).
There are numerous sites:
1. 'Iron Age Settlements'
2. 'Possible Roman Fort'
3. 'Medieval Farmsteads'
4. 'Five possible burial mounds'
5. 'Industrial Heritage'
Robert de Cockfield was possibly a knight that had settled in the village in approximately 1200 A.D & fortified Hall Farm.
Jeremiah Dixon born 1733 left the area for the U.S.A & met Charles Mason they surveyed the disputed colonial border 'The Mason Dixon Line', along the boundaries of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
It is possible that Dixon's name was the origin for the nickname Dixie used in reference to the U.S. Southern States. Dixon returned to England in 1769 & resumed his work as a surveyor in Durham. Dixon was also an Astronomer & Mathematician.
During an interview at the Royal Woolwich Academy, Jeremiah is said to have been asked: "At what public school did you get your rudiments?" "At no public school," he answered. "Then at what particular seat of learning?" "In a pit cabin upon Cockfield Fell."
Jeremiah Dixon died a bachelor on January 22, 1779 and was buried in the Society of Friends burial ground in Staindrop, County Durham. And the irony is that his final resting place is an unmarked grave, this being the Quaker custom at the time. The ground is now a private house and the graveyard a garden.
Sir Thomas Bouch built the railway viaduct across the the River Gaunless. He was also the designer of the Tay Rail Bridge in Scotland, which subsequently collapsed in 1879, killing all 75 people onboard a train crossing the bridge, it is for the later that he is remembered.
The Dixons are the most famous local family - the descendants of the 17th century steward of Raby Castle. Jeremiahs, elder brother George Dixon was a chemist, mathematician, engraver, china-painter, engineer, geologist, colliery owner and he invented coal gas, but not before blowing up the pit cabin in which he was experimenting with the gas.
George Dixon along with other Colliery owners proposed to dig a canal from Cockfield Fell to the River Tees at Winston, near Barnard Castle. The canal would cut the cost of transporting coal to the coast but the cost of the venture, along with conflicts of interests from all concerned, resulted in its failure. The remnants of a test canal are still visible on the fell today.
The scheme was not as ludicrous as originally perceived, 'The Stockton & Darlington Railway' (the world's first passenger railway) would later open in 1825, to transport coal from nearby Witton Park to Tees Port.
THERE IS THIS PLACE
A wind-swept fell where horses graze
There are no trees, only telegraph poles
Fading pigeon cree's abound
Sheep find lea wherever they can
And Chickens mooch around;
But once you take a closer look
The Romans resided and Iron Age Man
Vikings visited the Normans too
It was at this place that mining began
Where Bell Pits and Quarries pock-mark the land;
Here coal gas first lit-up the night sky
Roberts Manor became his home
Where Jeremiah learned to survey
Railways came we thank Bouch for that
So visit this place and stroll around;
A Skew Whiff Bridge a Roman Fort
Iron Age Settlements flora 'n' fauna
Burial Mounds and a River are found
Where is this place that's free to explore
Created by history with a twist of mystery?
Cockfield Fell is this place...
By Alan Spencer
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Love this. My dad and grandparents lived here
Thanks Andrew, I'm pleased that you enjoyed it.. 🤓
What a beautifully haunting video. I love everything about it. The music and words are just perfect. I stumbled upon it trying to learn more about this part of the world. I’m visiting next month to learn more about my ancestors. Some of what I’ve seen online looks positively terrifying but there is beauty everywhere if you look hard enough and you have captured it perfectly. Thanks for posting this 😊
Thank you for the best comment ever on this channel. The pigeon lofts always intrigued me and drew me into the common, I researched it on the internet and found out so much more. I have at least one other video "The horse of Cockfield Fell! if you search my channel it will show up. Thanks once again you are a star!
I live in this wonderful historical village ❤
I need to visit the fell once again, I love it!
I love this place. It looks different everyday and I never wish to be anywhere else
+Shirley Pennock It must be almost a year since I was at this place, it is always changing.
Lovely video, thanks for the memories. I grew up in Cockfield and sent countless hours on the fell: great adventures them all.
Really nice video, I am born and bred a "fell man" and my grandfather used to keep pigeons in one of those huts, he also had hens at 1 point.
I have some aerial footage of the fell on my channel.
Nice to see! My 6th great grandfather was George Dixon and I'm trying to find as much information on him that I can so love seeing all of this :)
I am pleased that I the video was helpful, have you read the information below the video? Once you gather your information, you should write a film script about you 6GF life. He had an interesting life & I visualise that life in a feature, with a credit lol!. Last year, an exhibition was held, I believe on the life of George Dixon at the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, perhaps the curator can give you further information? If you haven't subbed yet, give me a sub and stick with the channel. Regards, Alan. P.S. G.D. was just one of many great men from this part of the world.
Thanks for the info! I'll see if I can get onto the curator... I know his grandfather, my 8GGF was also quite a character and has been written about. I can't wait to get over to the UK next year and take a look around :)
jo fryer I believe that your 8GGF was responsible for the running of? but cant remember his title, from the top of my head, Raby Castle, home of lord Barnard
jo fryer Hi Jo, if you're coming over to stay in the area we have a 4 star self-catering cottage bordering Cockfield Fell if you're interested in booking? Our website is www.farmholidaysuk.com Hope you can come :-)
I am pleased that you enjoyed the video, most of the pigeon huts had been restored or boarded up the last time that I passed them. I caught them at just the correct moment.
I am pleased that you enjoyed it!