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Low Coniscliffe
Low Coniscliffe
	West end of village
OS grid reference	NZ247137
Unitary authority	Darlington;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARLINGTON
Postcode district	DL2
Dialling code	01325
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Sedgefield;
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Low Coniscliffe is a village in the parish of High Coniscliffe, in County Durham, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Darlington. Its present built-up area is confined in practice between the A1, the A67 and the Tees, but its old boundaries probably extend much further. Its most obvious landmark on the A67 is the Baydale Beck Inn. The village contains a couple of listed buildings and the probable site of a medieval manor house. A rare fungus Rhodotus palmatus was found nearby.^[1]^[2]

Geographical and political

The local geology of Permian rocks includes limestone, chalk, gypsum and salt: all liable to be soluble or karstic, and these can cause subsidence and caves in some places, although not necessarily in Low Coniscliffe.^[3] The village is situated along the north bank of the River Tees, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of its parish church at High Coniscliffe and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Darlington. Apart from the Baydale Beck pub on the A67, Low Coniscliffe is now mostly a fairly new estate within a small triangle formed by the River Tees to the south and east, the A1 road to the west and the A67 road to the north. Beyond these boundaries to the east is Broken Scar waterworks and Darlington, and fields and small villages in other directions.^[4] Possible earlier boundaries could have been the Tees to the south, Ulnaby Beck to the west, Baydale Beck to the east and Cocker Beck to the north. Cocker Beck encloses Thornton Hall in the parish. The inhabitants of the hall, the Tailbois, Thorntons, Bowes and Honeywoods, have been associated with Low Coniscliffe in the past.^[5] The nearest village is Merrybent to the north−west,^[4] and the highest point is Coniscliffe Grange at the north end of the parish.^[6]

In 1762 the village had a turnpike gate.^[7] In the 1891 census Low Coniscliffe included Coniscliffe Grange, Dublar Castle and East Farm,^[8] and there was a Badle Beck Inn which is probably the current Baydale Beck Inn.^[9] The village was not affected by the flooding of 2007, but lost power for one morning.^[10] Chenopodium glaucum, or oak−leaved goosefoot, was found here in 1930, and Yellow Star of Bethlehem was found in 1942.^[11] The rare fungus Rhodotus palmatus was found in the area in 1993.^[1]^[2]

History

A foundling was abandoned on 31 January 1602 on the window ledge of a house in Nether Cunsley which was occupied by Cuthbert Smith. The child, who lived for 69 years until 21 December 1671, was baptised Tychicus, with no surname.^[12] The inhabitants of Thornton Hall were associated with Lowe Coniscliffe.^[5] Sir Francis Bowes, who was born in 1648 and became High Sheriff of Northumberland, lost most of his family during his lifetime and left a memorial to them in the parish church at High Coniscliffe.^[13] In 1848 the village had 134 inhabitants.^[5] Arthur Pease of Darlington gave instructions in 1877 for the building of the British School for 105 pupils.^[12] Scouts and Cubs used to come to the banks of the Tees near here in the 1920s for picnics.^[14]

Archaeological sites and finds

A Palaeolithic axehead was found somewhere in the area.^[15] Roman coins were found in 1856 and 1978 in Cocker Beck, and the later finds were dated 308−346 AD.^[16] Bishop Bek ordered a tower to be built in Low Coniscliffe in the 13th century; the site is unknown, but it may be the site of the manor house.^[17] There is an unknown site of a gallows, pre−1293 AD, south of the Tees, and east of Howden Hill Farm.^[18] The extreme south−west end of the present built−up area of the village is probably the site of the old medieval manor house, 1066−1540. The site includes earthwork enclosures, and a 1960s excavation revealed a 15th−16th century round dovecote.^[19] There is supposed to be another dovecote here; location unknown.^[20] The house at the south−west end of the village, numbers 55−57, is a 17th century listed building: a roughcast brick and rubble structure with a pantiled roof. This is a pair of houses; once a farmhouse with a cottage on the right.^[21] Well Bank House, number 20 near the south−east corner of the village, is a listed building dated around the late 18th to early 19th century. Like numbers 55−57 it is built of roughcast rubble with a pantiled roof, and this building contains a 19th century iron range.^[22]

Low Coniscliffe today

It is now a dormitory village for Darlington, and there is no school; the nearest post office is at Mowden Park in Darlington. The Baydale Beck Inn serves real ale and permits dogs in the bar.^[23]^[24]

References

^ ^a ^b Downie, S. (1993). "The-vasculum.com". New and significant records of fungi, ISSN 004g-6891. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Coles, A. (October 1994). "The Vasculum, Vol.79, No.3". RUSSULALESBASIDIOMYCOTINA: AGARICALES, BOLETALES, CORTINARIALES. Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ "British Geological Survey". Caves, subsidence and soluble rocks. BGS. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Streetmap.co.uk". Low Coniscliffe. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Samuel Lewis, ed. (1848). 'Conhope - Cooknoe', A Topographical Dictionary of England: Low Coniscliffe. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 679–682. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "My Wainwrights". The Coniscliffes. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ Raine, Jo (1 July 2007). "Raine genealogy". Other Raine info: Burials and Memorial Inscriptions. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Your Archives". Place:Darlington Registration District, 1891 Census Street Index C-F. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Your Archives". Place:Darlington Registration District, 1891 Census Street Index P-R. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "The Northern Echo". Emergency teams on standby for flooding. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ Simpson, N.D. (1960). "bsbi.org.uk" (PDF). Bibliographic index to the British Flora. p. 122. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b "High Coniscliffe CE Primary School". About Us. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
^ Peile, John. "Google books". Biographical Register of Christ's College, 1505-1905. p. 608. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "DBC Leisure and Culture". Low Coniscliffe, Darlington Boy Scouts and cubs. 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe; Axehead (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe, Cocker Beck; Roman coins found. (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe; site of tower. (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe; Gallows (Low Coniscliffe). 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe; site of manor house. (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keys to the past". High Conniscliffe; Dovecote (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe, 55−57; Listed building (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keys to the past". Well bank house; Listed building (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ Crosby, E.K. (2001–2007). "Doggie pubs". England: Low Coniscliffe: The Baydale Beck. Retrieved 6 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
^ "Beer in the evening". The Baydale Beck Inn, Low Coniscliffe. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

External links

Map of Low Coniscliffe

[TheVasculum1993-1] Downie, S. (1993). "The-vasculum.com". New and significant records of fungi, ISSN 004g-6891. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[VasculumOct94-2] Coles, A. (October 1994). "The Vasculum, Vol.79, No.3". RUSSULALESBASIDIOMYCOTINA: AGARICALES, BOLETALES, CORTINARIALES. Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[BGSsolublerocks-3] "British Geological Survey". Caves, subsidence and soluble rocks. BGS. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[Streetmap1-4] "Streetmap.co.uk". Low Coniscliffe. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[SamLewisLowCon1848-5] Samuel Lewis, ed. (1848). 'Conhope - Cooknoe', A Topographical Dictionary of England: Low Coniscliffe. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 679–682. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[MyWainwrights-6] "My Wainwrights". The Coniscliffes. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[Raine2007-7] Raine, Jo (1 July 2007). "Raine genealogy". Other Raine info: Burials and Memorial Inscriptions. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[1891censusStreetIndex-8] "Your Archives". Place:Darlington Registration District, 1891 Census Street Index C-F. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[YourArchivesStreetnames2-9] "Your Archives". Place:Darlington Registration District, 1891 Census Street Index P-R. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[NorthernEcho30jun07-10] "The Northern Echo". Emergency teams on standby for flooding. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[BritishFlora1960-11] Simpson, N.D. (1960). "bsbi.org.uk" (PDF). Bibliographic index to the British Flora. p. 122. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[HCschoolAboutUs-12] "High Coniscliffe CE Primary School". About Us. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

[PeileBiogReg1505-1905-13] Peile, John. "Google books". Biographical Register of Christ's College, 1505-1905. p. 608. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[DBCscoutsandcubs-14] "DBC Leisure and Culture". Low Coniscliffe, Darlington Boy Scouts and cubs. 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[KeysAxehead-15] "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe; Axehead (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[KeysRomancoins-16] "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe, Cocker Beck; Roman coins found. (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[KeysTowersite-17] "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe; site of tower. (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[KeysGallows-18] "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe; Gallows (Low Coniscliffe). 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[Keysmanorhouse-19] "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe; site of manor house. (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[KeysDovecote-20] "Keys to the past". High Conniscliffe; Dovecote (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[KeysListedbuilding-21] "Keys to the past". Low Coniscliffe, 55−57; Listed building (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[KeysListedBuilding2-22] "Keys to the past". Well bank house; Listed building (Low Coniscliffe). DCC. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[Doggiepubs07-23] Crosby, E.K. (2001–2007). "Doggie pubs". England: Low Coniscliffe: The Baydale Beck. Retrieved 6 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

[Beerintheevening-24] "Beer in the evening". The Baydale Beck Inn, Low Coniscliffe. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

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-'''Low Coniscliffe''' is a village in [[County Durham]], in [[England]]. It is situated a few miles to the west of [[Darlington]].
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+'''Low Coniscliffe''' is a village in the [[parish]] of [[High Coniscliffe]], in [[County Durham]], [[England]]. It is situated {{convert|3|mi|km}} west of [[Darlington]]. Its present built-up area is confined in practice between the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]], the [[A67 road|A67]] and the [[River Tees|Tees]], but its old boundaries probably extend much further. Its most obvious landmark on the A67 is the Baydale Beck Inn. The village contains a couple of [[listed buildings]] and the probable site of a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[manor house]]. A rare fungus ''[[Rhodotus]] palmatus'' was found nearby.<ref name="TheVasculum1993">{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4k804ULApPwJ:www.the-vasculum.com/vasculum_archive/793.doc+victoria+county+history+low+coniscliffe&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|title=The-vasculum.com|last=Downie|first=S.|coauthors=J. C. Coulson, L J. Bauer,  J. E. L Butterfield, L Davies, S. A. Goodyer|date=1993|work=New and significant records of fungi, ISSN 004g-6891 |accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="VasculumOct94">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-vasculum.com/vasculum_archive/793.doc|title=The Vasculum, Vol.79, No.3|last=Coles|first=A.|coauthors=L. Jessop|date=October 1994|work=RUSSULALESBASIDIOMYCOTINA: AGARICALES, BOLETALES, CORTINARIALES|publisher=Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
-[[Category:Villages in County Durham]]
+==Geographical and political==
+[[Image:Coniscliffe Grange Farm - geograph.org.uk - 137044.jpg|thumb|left|Coniscliffe Grange Farm]]
+The local geology of [[Permian]] rocks includes [[limestone]], [[chalk]], [[gypsum]] and [[Sodium chloride|salt]]: all liable to be soluble or [[Karst topography|karstic]], and these can cause [[subsidence]] and caves in some places, although not necessarily in Low Coniscliffe.<ref name="BGSsolublerocks">{{cite web|url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/science/landUseAndDevelopment/shallow_geohazards/dissolution.html|title=British Geological Survey|date=2010|work=Caves, subsidence and soluble rocks|publisher=BGS|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> The village is situated along the north bank of the [[River Tees]], {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} east of its parish church at [[High Coniscliffe]] and {{convert|3|mi|km}} west of Darlington. Apart from the Baydale Beck pub on the A67, Low Coniscliffe is now mostly a fairly new estate within a small triangle formed by the River Tees to the south and east, the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1 road]] to the west and the [[A67 road]] to the north. Beyond these boundaries to the east is Broken Scar [[Water supply|waterworks]] and [[Darlington]], and fields and small villages in other directions.<ref name="Streetmap1"/> Possible earlier boundaries could have been the Tees to the south, Ulnaby Beck to the west, Baydale Beck to the east and Cocker Beck to the north. Cocker Beck encloses [[Thornton Hall, High Coniscliffe|Thornton Hall]] in the parish.  The inhabitants of the hall, the Tailbois, Thorntons, Bowes and Honeywoods, have been associated with Low Coniscliffe in the past.<ref name="SamLewisLowCon1848"/> The nearest village is [[Merrybent]] to the north−west,<ref name="Streetmap1">{{cite web|url=http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=424500&y=513500&z=120&sv=Low+Coniscliffe&st=3&tl=Map+of+Low+Coniscliffe,+Darlington+[City/Town/Village]&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf|title=Streetmap.co.uk|date=2010|work=Low Coniscliffe|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> and the highest point is Coniscliffe Grange at the north end of the parish.<ref name="MyWainwrights">{{cite web|url=http://www.mywainwrights.co.uk/2009walks/250509/250509.htm|title=My Wainwrights|date=25 May 2009|work=The Coniscliffes|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
+In 1762 the village had a [[Toll road|turnpike]] gate.<ref name="Raine2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.rainegenealogy.com/RaineOther.html|title=Raine genealogy|last=Raine|first=Jo|date=1 July 2007|work=Other Raine info: Burials and Memorial Inscriptions|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> In the 1891 census Low Coniscliffe included Coniscliffe Grange, Dublar Castle and East Farm,<ref name="1891censusStreetIndex">{{cite web|url=http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Place:Darlington_Registration_District,_1891_Census_Street_Index_C-F|title=Your Archives|date=2010|work=Place:Darlington Registration District, 1891 Census Street Index C-F|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> and there was a Badle Beck Inn which is probably the current Baydale Beck Inn.<ref name="YourArchivesStreetnames2">{{cite web|url=http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Place:Darlington_Registration_District,_1891_Census_Street_Index_P-R|title=Your Archives|date=2010|work=Place:Darlington Registration District, 1891 Census Street Index P-R|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> The village was not affected by the flooding of 2007, but lost power for one morning.<ref name="NorthernEcho30jun07">{{cite web|url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/search?q=closures&o=70&l=10&ob=newest&dr=|title=The Northern Echo|date=30 June 2007|work=Emergency teams on standby for flooding|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> ''[[Chenopodium]] glaucum'', or ''oak−leaved goosefoot'', was found here in 1930, and ''[[Gagea|Yellow Star of Bethlehem]]'' was found in 1942.<ref name="BritishFlora1960">{{cite web|url=http://www.bsbi.org.uk/vc_66_Durham.pdf|title=bsbi.org.uk|last=Simpson|first=N.D.|date=1960|work=Bibliographic index to the British Flora|pages=122|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> The rare fungus ''[[Rhodotus]] palmatus'' was found in the area in 1993.<ref name="TheVasculum1993">{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4k804ULApPwJ:www.the-vasculum.com/vasculum_archive/793.doc+victoria+county+history+low+coniscliffe&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|title=The-vasculum.com|last=Downie|first=S.|coauthors=J. C. Coulson, L J. Bauer,  J. E. L Butterfield, L Davies, S. A. Goodyer|date=1993|work=New and significant records of fungi, ISSN 004g-6891 |accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="VasculumOct94"/>
-{{Durham-geo-stub}}
+==History==
+[[Image:Low Coniscliffe 020.jpg|thumb|left|[[Scouting|Scouts and Cubs]] picnicking possibly at Broken Scar ca.1920]]
+A foundling was abandoned on 31 January 1602 on the window ledge of a house in Nether Cunsley which was occupied by Cuthbert Smith. The child, who lived for 69 years until 21 December 1671, was baptised Tychicus, with no surname.<ref name="HCschoolAboutUs"/> The inhabitants of Thornton Hall were associated with Lowe Coniscliffe.<ref name="SamLewisLowCon1848"/> Sir Francis Bowes, who was born in 1648 and became [[High Sheriff of Northumberland]], lost most of his family during his lifetime and left a memorial to them in the parish church at [[High Coniscliffe]].<ref name="PeileBiogReg1505-1905">{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=woo8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA608&lpg=PA608&dq=francis+bowes+1664&source=bl&ots=rOJIyGKJMy&sig=lVx2IVhq0oR6BE_Th5aOcwcMU1Y&hl=en&ei=0WO7S7L1F4_40wTG0_H2Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=18&ved=0CEcQ6AEwEQ#v=onepage&q=francis%20bowes%201664&f=false|title=Google books|last=Peile|first=John|work=Biographical Register of Christ's College, 1505-1905|pages=608|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> In 1848 the village had 134 inhabitants.<ref name="SamLewisLowCon1848">{{cite book|title='Conhope - Cooknoe', A Topographical Dictionary of England: Low Coniscliffe|editor=Samuel Lewis|publisher=Institute of Historical Research|date=1848|pages=679-682|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50894#s7|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> Arthur Pease of Darlington gave instructions in 1877 for the building of the [[British and Foreign School Society|British School]] for 105 pupils.<ref name="HCschoolAboutUs">{{cite web|url=http://www.highconiscliffe.darlington.sch.uk/about.htm|title=High Coniscliffe CE Primary School|date=2010|work=About Us|accessdate=2 April 2010}}</ref> [[Scouting|Scouts and Cubs]] used to come to the banks of the Tees near here in the 1920s for picnics.<ref name="DBCscoutsandcubs">{{cite web|url=http://www.durham-pa.gov.uk/durhamcc/DRE.nsf/DREDetail?readform&IMGID=M10027&KEYWORD=Youth+organisations|title=DBC Leisure and Culture|date=2007|work=Low Coniscliffe, Darlington Boy Scouts and cubs|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref><br /><br /><br/>
+==Archaeological sites and finds==
+[[Image:High Coniscliffe 065.jpg|thumb|right|Bowes memorial]]
+[[Image:Low Coniscliffe 010.jpg|thumb|right|Baydale Beck Inn]]
+A [[Paleolithic|Palaeolithic]] [[knapping|axehead]] was found somewhere in the area.<ref name="KeysAxehead">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D7800|title=Keys to the past|date=2010|work=Low Coniscliffe; Axehead (Low Coniscliffe)|publisher=DCC|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> [[Roman currency|Roman coins]] were found in 1856 and 1978 in Cocker Beck, and the later finds were dated 308−346&nbsp;AD.<ref name="KeysRomancoins">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D1531|title=Keys to the past|date=2010|work=Low Coniscliffe, Cocker Beck; Roman coins found. (Low Coniscliffe)|publisher=DCC|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> [[Antony Bek|Bishop Bek]] ordered a tower to be built in Low Coniscliffe in the 13th century; the site is unknown, but it may be the site of the [[manor house]].<ref name="KeysTowersite">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D1582|title=Keys to the past|date=2010|work=Low Coniscliffe; site of tower. (Low Coniscliffe)|publisher=DCC|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> There is an unknown site of a gallows, pre−1293&nbsp;AD, south of the [[River Tees|Tees]], and east of Howden Hill Farm.<ref name="KeysGallows">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D7801|title=Keys to the past|date=2010|work=Low Coniscliffe; Gallows (Low Coniscliffe)|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> The extreme south−west end of the present built−up area of the village is probably the site of the old [[Middle Ages|medieval]] manor house, 1066−1540. The site includes [[Earthworks (archaeology)|earthwork]] enclosures, and a 1960s excavation revealed a 15th−16th century round [[dovecote]].<ref name="Keysmanorhouse">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D1580|title=Keys to the past|date=2010|work=Low Coniscliffe; site of manor house. (Low Coniscliffe)|publisher=DCC|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> There is supposed to be another dovecote here; location unknown.<ref name="KeysDovecote">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D7799|title=Keys to the past|date=2010|work=High Conniscliffe; Dovecote (Low Coniscliffe)|publisher=DCC|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> The house at the south−west end of the village, numbers 55−57, is a 17th century [[listed building]]: a roughcast brick and rubble structure with a [[Tile#Roof tiles|pantiled]] roof. This is a pair of houses; once a farmhouse with a cottage on the right.<ref name="KeysListedbuilding">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D11295|title=Keys to the past|date=2010|work=Low Coniscliffe, 55−57; Listed building (Low Coniscliffe)|publisher=DCC|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> Well Bank House, number 20 near the south−east corner of the village, is a listed building dated around the late 18th to early 19th century. Like numbers 55−57 it is built of roughcast rubble with a pantiled roof, and this building contains a 19th century iron [[kitchen stove|range]].<ref name="KeysListedBuilding2">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D11106|title=Keys to the past|date=2010|work=Well bank house; Listed building (Low Coniscliffe)|publisher=DCC|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
+==Low Coniscliffe today==
+It is now a [[commuter town|dormitory village]] for Darlington, and there is no school; the nearest post office is at Mowden Park in Darlington. The Baydale Beck Inn serves [[Cask ale#Realale|real ale]] and permits dogs in the bar.<ref name="Doggiepubs07">{{cite web|url=http://www.doggiepubs.org.uk/print/England/Durham|title=Doggie pubs|last=Crosby|first=E.K.|date=2001-2007|work=England: Low Coniscliffe: The Baydale Beck|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="Beerintheevening">{{cite web|url=http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/28/28255/Baydale_Beck_Inn/Low_Coniscliffe|title=Beer in the evening|date=2010|work=The Baydale Beck Inn, Low Coniscliffe|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist|2}}
+==External links==
+{{Commons category|Low Coniscliffe}}
+*[http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=424500&y=513500&z=120&sv=Low+Coniscliffe&st=3&tl=Map+of+Low+Coniscliffe,+Darlington+ Map of Low Coniscliffe]
+{{Geographic location
+|Centre    = Low Coniscliffe
+|North     = [[Archdeacon Newton]]
+|Northeast = Hummersknott</br>[[Darlington|DARLINGTON]]
+|East      = [[Darlington|DARLINGTON]]
+|Southeast = ''[[River Tees]]'' / Blackwell</br>[[Darlington|DARLINGTON]]
+|South     = ''[[River Tees]]'' / [[Cleasby]]
+|Southwest = ''[[River Tees]]'' / Howden Hill</br>[[Cleasby]]
+|West      = Greystones</br>[[Manfield]]
+|Northwest = [[Merrybent]]
+}}
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+[[Category:Villages in County Durham]]
+[[Category:Darlington (borough)]]
+[[Category:Locations in the Tees Valley]]