Low Moorsley
Low Moorsley is a small village just outside Hetton-le-Hole, in the civil parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It was the birthplace of serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Moorsley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hetton Academy and Church of St Mary, West Rainton.
Hetton Academy
School
Hetton Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
Rainton Meadows
Nature reserve
Photo: Jimmy Pitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainton Meadows is a nature reserve just to the west of East Rainton, County Durham, north-east England. The reserve, which covers 60 ha, and the adjacent Joe's Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest, are managed by Durham Wildlife Trust. Rainton Meadows is situated 1½ miles northwest of Low Moorsley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hetton-Le-Hole and East Rainton.
Hetton-Le-Hole
Town
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hetton-le-Hole is a town in the civil parish of Hetton in the Sunderland district, in the county of, Tyne and Wear. Until 1974 it was in County Durham.
East Rainton
Village
East Rainton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated alongside the A690 road between Sunderland and Durham, near Houghton-le-Spring.
West Rainton
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Rainton is a village in the civil parish of West Rainton and Leamside, in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring. Leamside is about one-half mile to the west, and the south-western end of the village is known by the separate name of Rainton Gate.
Low Moorsley
- Category: village
- Location: Hetton, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Low Moorsley” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Low Moorsley”
- French: “Low Moorsley”
- Irish: “Low Moorsley”
- Polish: “Low Moorsley”
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