Hunwick Colliery
Hunwick Colliery is a mine in Greater Willington, County Durham, England. Hunwick Colliery is situated nearby to Seagold Centurion Equestrian Centre, as well as near the park Newfield Millennium Green.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vinovia and Auckland Castle.
Vinovia
Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England. Vinovia is situated 1 mile southeast of Hunwick Colliery.
Auckland Castle
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Auckland Castle Trust. Auckland Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Hunwick Colliery.
Escomb Church
Church
Photo: Bigbadsworld, Public domain.
Escomb Church is the Church of England parish church of Escomb, County Durham, a village about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bishop Auckland. It is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England and one of only four complete Anglo-Saxon churches remaining in England, the others being St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Greensted Church, and All Saints' Church, Brixworth. Escomb Church is situated 1½ miles south of Hunwick Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hunwick and Newfield.
Hunwick
Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hunwick is a semi-rural village in County Durham, England. There are actually two villages that are often referred to collectively as Hunwick, Hunwick and New Hunwick although it is generally accepted that the two villages are now as one.
Newfield
Hamlet
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newfield is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated to the south of Willington, near Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census Newfield had a population of 368.
New Hunwick
Village
Hunwick is a semi-rural village in County Durham, England. There are actually two villages that are often referred to collectively as Hunwick, Hunwick and New Hunwick although it is generally accepted that the two villages are now as one.
Hunwick Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Greater Willington, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.6892° or 54° 41′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.69302° or 1° 41′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6WM8Q4+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10238787598OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seagold Centurion Equestrian Centre and Newfield Millennium Green.
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