Hobson
Hobson is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Burnopfield, north of Stanley and Annfield Plain. Hobson was a pit village, the colliery was named Burnopfield Colliery and was sunk in 1742 and closed in 1968.- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hobson, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St James and Burnopfield War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnopfield and Clough Dene.
Clough Dene
Hamlet
Clough Dene is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanley, in County Durham, England.
Hobson
- Category: locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.89919° or 54° 53′ 57″ north
Longitude
-1.73171° or 1° 43′ 54″ west
Elevation
735 feet (224 metres)
Open location code
9C6WV7X9+M8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Hobson” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hobson, County Durham”
- French: “Hobson”
- Irish: “Hobson, Contae Durham”
- Polish: “Hobson (Durham)”
- Polish: “Hobson”
- Swedish: “Hobson”
- Welsh: “Hobson, Swydd Durham”
- Welsh: “Hobson”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Crookgate Bank and Lintz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Body Blitz Boot Camp and Black Hill.
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