Thornley Colliery
Thornley Colliery is a mine in Thornley, County Durham, England. Thornley Colliery is situated nearby to the community center Thornley Village Centre, as well as near Thornley War Memorial.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thornley War Memorial and Wheatley Hill Stadium.
Thornley War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Karlovian, Public domain.
Thornley War Memorial is situated 610 feet north of Thornley Colliery.
Wheatley Hill Stadium
Athletics track
Wheatley Hill Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium in Wheatley Hill, County Durham. It is situated to the west of Peterlee, near Thornley and Wingate. Wheatley Hill Stadium is situated 3,700 feet east of Thornley Colliery.
Ludworth Tower
Ruins
Photo: Hodgsonge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ludworth Tower is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Thornley Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornley and Wheatley Hill.
Thornley
Village
Photo: Karlovian, Public domain.
Thornley is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, about 5 miles to the east of Durham and 5 miles west of Peterlee. The community grew around a coal mine established in 1835, which remained open until 1970.
Wheatley Hill
Village
Photo: george hurrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wheatley Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Peterlee, near Thornley and Wingate. Until 2009, it was part of Easington District.
Ludworth
Hamlet
Photo: GRAEME and LESLEY CRANSTON, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ludworth is a pit village in County Durham, England situated between Durham and Peterlee. Ludworth is 6.2 miles from Durham City Centre and 5.4 miles from Peterlee.
Thornley Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Thornley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.74856° or 54° 44′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.43325° or 1° 25′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C6WPHX8+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 10125996397OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thornley Village Centre and Thornley Library.
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