Cassop (formerly New Cassop) is a village in
County Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E ...
, in
England. It has a population of about 500 and is located near the city of
Durham. A former
mining village, mining is no longer the main occupation of Cassop's inhabitants due to extensive
mine closure
Mine closure is the period of time when the ore-extracting activities of a mine have ceased, and final decommissioning and mine reclamation are being completed. It is generally associated with reduced employment levels, which can have a significant ...
over the last 30 years.
Formerly this village was in the parish of
Kelloe
Kelloe is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,502. It is situated to the south-east of Durham, England, Durham.
History
The villag ...
, but like many of the villages in that extensive parish, it broke away during the 19th century in this case to form the parish of
Cassop-cum-Quarrington Cassop-cum-Quarrington is a civil parish in County Durham, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 4,735, increasing to 5,219 at the 2011 census.
The parish covers a number of settlements:
* Bowburn
* Cassop
* Old Cassop
* ...
, with the neighbouring village,
Quarrington Hill
Quarrington Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Kelloe.
Having been part of the extensive parish of Kelloe, it merged with the village of Cassop during the 19th century to form the parish ...
.
Cassop Primary School is believed to have been the first in the UK to generate some of its own electricity with its own
wind turbine which was erected in February 1999.
Religious sites
The church of St. Paul, Cassop cum Quarrington was built in 1868. The stones that were used in its construction were allegedly transported by William Smith, innkeeper of the Half Moon Inn,
Quarrington Hill
Quarrington Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Kelloe.
Having been part of the extensive parish of Kelloe, it merged with the village of Cassop during the 19th century to form the parish ...
, as he was the only villager to own such a cart to make this possible. It was closed during the 1980s and is now demolished. Services for the parish are held at
Bowburn
Bowburn is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about to the south-east of Durham, on the A177, between Coxhoe to the south-east, and High Shincliffe to the north-west.
It is part of the Cassop-cum-Quarrington parish.
History ...
. The churchyard is still used for burials.
References
External links
Cassop History Society
Villages in County Durham
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