Ireshopeburn

Ireshopeburn
Ireshopeburn
	Ireshopeburn, March 2006 (photo by Andrew Smith)
	Ireshopeburn Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NY866386
Civil parish	Stanhope;
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bishop Auckland
Postcode district	DL13
Dialling code	01388
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	North West Durham;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°44′35″N 2°12′32″W / 54.743°N 2.209°W

Ireshopeburn is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, between St John's Chapel and Wearhead, and on the other side of the Wear from West Blackdene and New Ho. The local pronunciation is "Eye-ssup-burn". In the 2001 census Ireshopeburn had a population of 112.^[1]

Burnhope Reservoir lies above the village.

Ireshopeburn is the site of the High House Chapel, the oldest purpose-built Methodist Chapel in the world to have held continuous weekly services since its foundation in 1760. John Wesley himself preached at High House on many occasions.

Ireshopeburn is the site of the Weardale Museum.

References

^ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 October 2016.^{[dead link]}

External links

Weardale Museum website

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[1] "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 October 2016.^{[dead link]}

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