Springwell Colliery

Springwell Colliery is a mine in , . Springwell Colliery is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the playground .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bowes Railway and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Museum
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in to boats on the .

Hospital
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is based in in , . It is managed by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Springwell Colliery.

School
is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Beacon Lough area of , , England. is situated 1 mile northwest of Springwell Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Springwell Village and Wrekenton.

Village
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the City of Sunderland, bordering Gateshead, approximately 7.6 miles from , 9 miles from , and 13 miles from .

Suburb
Photo: Donald Brydon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential area in , located around 3.5 miles from , 11 miles from , and 14 miles from . In 2011, Census data for the ward of High Fell recorded a total population of 6,110.

Suburb
Photo: Brian Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of in the City of Sunderland in , historically part of County Durham. It is in the north of the town. The village is also relatively close to The Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Springwell Colliery.

Springwell Colliery

Latitude
54.92385° or 54° 55′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.55632° or 1° 33′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C6WWCFV+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1013621292
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­mine
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