England
North East England
County Durham

Hobson

Hobson is a village in , in . It is situated to the south of , north of and . Hobson was a pit village, the colliery was named Burnopfield Colliery and was sunk in 1742 and closed in 1968.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hobson, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James and Burnopfield War Memorial.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Memorial
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Park
is situated in , , England. The park is often incorrectly called Rowlands Gill Park as a result. The park has a caravan site and has many play areas for children.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnopfield and Clough Dene.

Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , in England. It is situated north of and , close to the River Derwent and is 564 feet above sea level.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in , England. It is situated a short distance to the north of , a few miles from Stanley and .

Village
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former colliery village in , England. It is situated 2 miles to the northwest of and the same distance to the north of .

Hobson

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
node 410351689
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12266245
Wiki­data ID
Q5875221
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Satellite Map

Discover Hobson from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hobson”. Photo: Roberto Strauss, CC BY 2.0.