Urpeth Colliery

Places of Interest Nearby

Beamish Museum

Museum

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.

Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. Beamish Museum is situated 2 miles west of Urpeth Colliery.

Chester-le-Street railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chester-le-Street is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station is situated 8 miles 24 chains south of Newcastle, serving the market town of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, England. Chester-le-Street railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Urpeth Colliery.

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Perkinsville

Village

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Perkinsville is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the north of Pelton and north-west of Chester-le-Street. There are a few shops including a convenience store, a fish and chip shop and a Beauty Salon.

Ouston

Village

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ouston is a village in County Durham, about 8 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. The main village of Ouston is adjoined by the 1970s built housing estate known as Urpeth Grange but both are referred to colloquially as Ouston by locals.

Urpeth

Village

Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Urpeth is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance from Ouston and Beamish, near the border with Tyne and Wear. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 3,630.

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