Handenhold Pit
Handenhold Pit is a mine in Pelton, County Durham, England. Handenhold Pit is situated nearby to Roseberry Grange Golf Club, as well as near West Pelton Primary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Paul and High Forge.
Church of St Paul
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Paul is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Handenhold Pit.
High Forge
Building
High Forge is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the west of Urpeth, north of Beamish. High Forge is situated 1 mile north of Handenhold Pit.
The Shepherd & Shepherdess
Pub
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
The Shepherd & Shepherdess is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Handenhold Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grange Villa and Newfield.
Grange Villa
Village
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grange Villa is a village situated in County Durham, England. It is located between the towns of Stanley and Chester-le-Street.
Newfield
Village
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newfield is a village in County Durham, England. It lies west of the town of Chester-le-Street, and falls partly within the civil parish of Pelton. In 2021 it had a population of 1529.
Beamish
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
Beamish is a village in County Durham in northeast England. The village is just a straggle of miners' houses and the only reason to visit is the extensive open-air museum. Stanley is a former mining town two miles west, with a population of 19,427 in 2021.
Handenhold Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Pelton, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86754° or 54° 52′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.63837° or 1° 38′ 18″ westOperator
West Pelton CollieryOpen location code
9C6WV996+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 10234466769OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roseberry Grange Golf Club and West Pelton Primary School.
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