Ireshopeburn

Ireshopeburn (/ˈaɪsʊpbɜːrn/; EYE-suup-burn ) is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, 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 House. In the 2001 census Ireshopeburn had a population of 112.^[1]

Ireshopeburn
Ireshopeburn, March 2006 (photo by Andrew Smith)
Ireshopeburn Location within County Durham
Population	112 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NY866386
Civil parish	Stanhope
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial 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	Bishop Auckland
List of places UK England County Durham 54.743°N 2.209°W / 54.743; -2.209

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.

Conservation Area

Three adjacent but historically distinct settlements of Ireshopeburn, Newhouse and the hamlet of West Blackdene were previously covered by two separate conservation area designations but given their shared landscape context and historical links they are being brought together in a unified conservation area in 2011.^[2]