Browney
Browney is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south-west of Durham and adjoins Meadowfield. It is part of the parish of Brandon and Byshottles.Places of Interest
Highlights include St John the Evangelist and Durham University Business School.
Durham University Business School
University
Photo: Alexbouditsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durham University Business School is the business school of Durham University, a collegiate public research university in Durham, England. The school holds triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. Durham University Business School is situated 1½ miles northeast of Browney.
Durham University Oriental Museum
Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other far east and Asian artefacts. Durham University Oriental Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Browney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langley Moor and Sunderland Bridge.
Langley Moor
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langley Moor is an old pit village in County Durham, England. It is located approximately 2 miles south-west of Durham City. Langley Moor is within the civil parish of Brandon and Byshottles which is itself within the City of Durham constituency, as of 2019 represented by Mary Foy MP.
Sunderland Bridge
Hamlet
Sunderland Bridge is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croxdale and Hett, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. Sunderland Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Browney.
Broompark
Village
Broompark is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated some 3 miles west of Durham city. It was once the site of the Broompark colliery, operated by North Brancepeth Coal company. Broompark is situated 1½ miles north of Browney.
Browney
- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7463° or 54° 44′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.61715° or 1° 37′ 2″ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
9C6WP9WM+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 301994181OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
Discover Browney from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Browney” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Browney”
- French: “Browney”
- Irish: “Browney”
- Polish: “Browney”
- Welsh: “Browney”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Browney Primary Academy and Addison Park.
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