Herrington Pit
Herrington Pit is a historic site in Hetton, Sunderland, England. Herrington Pit is situated nearby to Herrington Country Park, as well as near Church of St Aidan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herrington Country Park and The Bottoms.
Herrington Country Park
Park
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Herrington Country Park is a country park and open public space in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Located adjacent to Penshaw Monument, the park was built on the site of a former colliery. Herrington Country Park is situated 890 feet north of Herrington Pit.
The Bottoms
Forest
The Bottoms is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies just south of the A181 road, roughly midway between the Cassop and Wheatley Hill villages, some 10 km south-east of Durham city.
St Oswald
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Oswald is a church, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Herrington Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penshaw and Newbottle.
Penshaw
Village
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Penshaw, formerly known as Painshaw or Pensher is a village in the metropolitan district of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically, Penshaw was located in County Durham.
Newbottle
Village
Newbottle is a village in the Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear, England. The village is situated between Durham 8 miles and Sunderland is 5 miles. It was historically a part of County Durham.
Hastings Hill
Suburb
Hastings Hill is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Hastings Hill is a housing estate, close to the A19, and the Pennywell and Grindon areas of Sunderland.
Herrington Pit
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Hetton, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.87273° or 54° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.47028° or 1° 28′ 13″ westOperator
Herrington CollieryOpen location code
9C6WVGFH+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 11500877246OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaft
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Aidan and Burn Hill.
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