Shadforth

Shadforth is a village in County Durham, England, a few miles east of Durham. The historic centre of the village is a conservation area. The population at the 2011 census was 2,118. Shadforth is also a civil parish that incorporates Ludworth and Sherburn Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dabble Bank and Parish Church of St. Paul, Haswell & Thornley.

Dabble Bank

Protected area

Dabble Bank is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of County Durham, England. It lies about 1 km west of the village of Haswell and about 9 km east of the city of Durham.

Parish Church of St. Paul, Haswell & Thornley

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries

Quarry

Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies about 1 kilometre east of the village of Sherburn Hill and about 7 kilometres east of the city of Durham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wheatley Hill and Sherburn.

Wheatley Hill

Village

Photo: george hurrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wheatley Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Peterlee, near Thornley and Wingate. Until 2009, it was part of Easington District.

Sherburn

Village

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sherburn, or Sherburn Village, is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is 4 miles east of Durham. In 2011 the parish had a population of 3140. Sherburn is situated 2½ miles west of Shadforth.

Thornley

Village

Photo: Karlovian, Public domain.

Thornley is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, about 5 miles to the east of Durham and 5 miles west of Peterlee. The community grew around a coal mine established in 1835, which remained open until 1970.

Shadforth

Type: Locality
Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.7634° or 54° 45′ 48″ north

Longitude

-1.4516° or 1° 27′ 6″ west

Elevation

354 feet (108 metres)

Open location code

9C6WQG7X+89

GeoNames ID

7294696

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