North East England
County Durham
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Consett

Consett is a former steel-making town in , in the hills 14 miles southwest of Newcastle. In 2021 the population was 29,885.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Derwentside College and Blackhill and Consett Park.

College
is a further education college based in Consett, , England. It is the major provider of vocational post-16 education and training in the former district of Derwentside.

Park
Photo: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in Consett, County Durham, England. The park along with Benfieldside Cemetery and a number of buildings comprise the Blackhill conservation area.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shotley Bridge and Benfieldside.

Village
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, adjoining the town of Consett to the south in , England, 15 miles northwest of . It is located on the A694 road starting from Consett and Blackhill to the south, then continuing north east to , and onward to within the borough of .

Village
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is a settlement in , England. Although not a village in its own right, it is signposted and locally known. The name 'Benfieldside' survives in Road, a school of that name, the local tennis club and the church.

Village
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is a village in , in . It is situated to the north-east of Consett. The Roman road Dere Street runs straight through the middle of , today this is known as Durham Road and the B6309.

Consett

Latitude
54.8519° or 54° 51′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.8334° or 1° 50′ 0″ west
Population
29,100
Elevation
892 feet (272 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CNT
Open location code
9C6WV528+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29271031
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2652437
Wiki­data ID
Q2080364
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Consett” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كونست”
  • Asturian: “Consett”
  • Azerbaijani: “Konsett”
  • Basque: “Consett”
  • Bavarian: “Consett”
  • Belarusian: “Консет”
  • Bulgarian: “Консет”
  • Catalan: “Consett”
  • Cebuano: “Consett”
  • Chinese: “康塞特”
  • Dutch: “Consett”
  • French: “Consett”
  • German: “Consett”
  • Hebrew: “קונסט”
  • Iloko: “Consett”
  • Indonesian: “Consett”
  • Irish: “Consett”
  • Italian: “Consett”
  • Japanese: “コンセット”
  • Lithuanian: “Konsetas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Consett”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Consett”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Consett”
  • Persian: “کونست”
  • Polish: “Consett”
  • Portuguese: “Consett”
  • Romanian: “Consett”
  • Russian: “Консетт”
  • Slovenian: “Consett”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کونست”
  • Spanish: “Consett”
  • Swedish: “Consett”
  • Tajik: “Консетт”
  • Turkish: “Consett”
  • Ukrainian: “Консетт”
  • Urdu: “کونسیٹ”
  • Volapük: “Consett”
  • Welsh: “Consett”
  • “Consett”

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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 Wikivoyage page “Consett”. Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.