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.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 730 feet (220 metres)
- …is also known as “Hobson, County Durham”
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
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Hobson
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Latitude
54.89919° or 54° 53′ 57″ north
Longitude
-1.73171° or 1° 43′ 54″ west
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.
Hobson, County DurhamDutch
Hobson, Contae DurhamIrish
HobsonPolish
Hobson (Durham)Polish
HobsonSwedish
HobsonWelsh
Hobson, Swydd DurhamWelsh
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