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Locomotion Museum

Museum

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Locomotion, previously known as Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon, is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum was renamed in 2017 when it became part of the Science Museum Group. Locomotion Museum is situated 2½ miles southwest of Windlestone.

St Aidan’s Church

Church

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Aidan’s Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Windlestone.

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Leasingthorne

Hamlet

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leasingthorne is a hamlet and former pit village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Coundon. Located in the Durham Coalfield, most of the former pit village of Leasingthorne was demolished in 1969 after the colliery closed, as Durham County Council's policy at the time preferred demolition over regeneration.

Rushyford

Village

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rushyford is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Darlington and Durham, close to Newton Aycliffe and Chilton. About 1 mile west of the village is Windlestone Hall, a 16th-century country house which was significantly enlarged in the early 19th Century, historically the seat of the Eden family.

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