Sheddon’s Hill
Sheddon’s Hill is a peak in Gateshead, England. Sheddon’s Hill is situated nearby to the locality Blackfell, as well as near the suburb Eighton Banks.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bowes Railway and Washington Old Hall.
Bowes Railway
Museum
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bowes Railway, 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 Durham to boats on the River Tyne.
Washington Old Hall
Museum
Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0.
Washington Old Hall is a historic manor house in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It lies in the centre of Washington, being surrounded by other villages.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington and Gateshead.
Washington
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It was a small mining village but from 1964 became the core of a planned New Town, with a population of over 67,000 in 2011.
Gateshead
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It stands on the south bank of the River Tyne looking across to Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank.
Chester-le-Street
Photo: JohnBlackburne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, with a population of 23,500 in 2021. It's a commuter town for Newcastle 8 miles north; the main reason to visit is Durham CCC cricket ground, which stages county and international matches.
Sheddon’s Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9116° or 54° 54′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.5614° or 1° 33′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C6WWC6Q+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1013625784OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blackfell and Eighton Banks.
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