North Pit
North Pit is a historic site in Hetton, Sunderland, England. North Pit is situated nearby to the protected area Joe’s Pond, as well as near Balancing pond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joe’s Pond and Rainton Meadows.
Joe’s Pond
Protected area
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Joe's Pond is a 4-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest that lies to the east of, and adjacent to, the Rainton Meadows nature reserve in Tyne and Wear, England. Joe’s Pond is situated 980 feet southwest of North Pit.
Rainton Meadows
Nature reserve
Photo: Jimmy Pitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainton Meadows is a nature reserve just to the west of East Rainton, County Durham, north-east England. The reserve, which covers 60 ha, and the adjacent Joe's Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest, are managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.
St Andrew
Church
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew is a church, which is situated 3,200 feet northwest of North Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Rainton and Chilton Moor.
East Rainton
Village
East Rainton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated alongside the A690 road between Sunderland and Durham, near Houghton-le-Spring.
Chilton Moor
Village
Chilton Moor is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. The village is located between Houghton le Spring and Fence Houses on the Tyne and Wear/County Durham county boundary.
Houghton-Le-Spring
Town
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton-le-Spring is an area of Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham. It lies seven miles from Durham, 7 miles. Seaham is also 5 mi directly east.
North Pit
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Hetton, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.83216° or 54° 49′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.48599° or 1° 29′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C6WRGJ7+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11473233271OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaft
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