Leam Head Quarries
Leam Head Quarries is a quarry in Sunderland, England. Leam Head Quarries is situated nearby to the park Springwell Estate Millennium Green, as well as near the community center Springwell Community Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowes Railway and Cardinal Hume Catholic School.
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. Bowes Railway is situated 1,400 feet south of Leam Head Quarries.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
School
Cardinal Hume Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Beacon Lough area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Cardinal Hume Catholic School is situated 3,800 feet west of Leam Head Quarries.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is based in Sheriff Hill in Gateshead, England. It is managed by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Queen Elizabeth Hospital is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Leam Head Quarries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springwell Village and Wrekenton.
Springwell Village
Village
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springwell Village is a village in the City of Sunderland, bordering Gateshead, approximately 7.6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 miles from Sunderland, and 13 miles from Durham.
Wrekenton
Suburb
Photo: Donald Brydon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrekenton is a residential area in Gateshead, located around 3.5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 miles from Sunderland, and 14 miles from Durham. In 2011, Census data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council ward of High Fell recorded a total population of 6,110.
Low Fell
Suburb
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Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the west, Harlow Green to the south and Shipcote to the north. Low Fell is situated 1½ miles west of Leam Head Quarries.
Leam Head Quarries
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.92705° or 54° 55′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.55971° or 1° 33′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6WWCGR+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1013629205OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarry
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