Cornsay Colliery
Cornsay Colliery is an archaeological site in Cornsay, County Durham, England. Cornsay Colliery is situated nearby to Steely Hill Local Nature Reserve, as well as near the forest Burnhope Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Steads camp and Longovicium.
Castle Steads camp
Archaeological site
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Steads camp is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,500 feet east of Cornsay Colliery.
Longovicium
Archaeological site
Photo: David Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. Longovicium is situated 2½ miles north of Cornsay Colliery.
St Paul
Church
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paul is a church, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cornsay Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cornsay Colliery and Quebec.
Cornsay Colliery
Village
Cornsay Colliery is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Durham, close to Cornsay, Quebec and Esh Winning.
Quebec
Hamlet
Quebec is a small village in County Durham, in North East England. Once a coal mining village, it is situated 6 miles west of the city of Durham, and close to the villages of Esh, Cornsay Colliery, Esh Winning and Langley Park.
Hedley Hill
Hamlet
Hedley Hill is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Tow Law and Esh Winning.
Cornsay Colliery
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cornsay, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.78268° or 54° 46′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.73842° or 1° 44′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C6WQ7M6+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 10219680606OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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