Frankland Pit
Frankland Pit is a mine in Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, England. Frankland Pit is situated nearby to the bridge Belmont Viaduct, as well as near HM Prison Frankland.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HM Prison Frankland and Belmont Viaduct.
HM Prison Frankland
Prison
HM Prison Frankland is a Category A men's prison located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England. Frankland is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is located next to HM Prison Low Newton, a closed women's prison. HM Prison Frankland is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Frankland Pit.
Belmont Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Frankland Pit.
Finchale Priory
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Finchale Priory, sometimes referred to as Finchale Abbey, was a 13th-century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River Wear, four miles from Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Finchale Priory is situated 1¼ miles north of Frankland Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brasside and Carrville.
Brasside
Suburb
Photo: brian clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brasside is a suburban village near Durham, located in the civil parish of Framwellgate Moor in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Durham, and is close to the villages of Pity Me and Newton Hall.
Carrville
Village
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont is a suburb forming the north-eastern parts of the city of Durham, England. Belmont Parish covers four old coal mining villages of Belmont, Carrville, Broomside and Gilesgate Moor, which have been joined by industrial and suburban developments since the 1950s.
Newton Hall
Suburb
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton Hall is a large housing estate in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Durham, near Framwellgate Moor, Pity Me and Brasside.
Frankland Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.80064° or 54° 48′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.54434° or 1° 32′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C6WRF24+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 10236274686OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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