Cornsay Colliery
Cornsay Colliery is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Durham, close to Cornsay, Quebec and Esh Winning.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Steads camp and Longovicium.
Castle Steads camp
Archaeological site
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Steads camp is an archaeological site.
Longovicium
Archaeological site
Photo: David Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. Longovicium is situated 2½ miles north of Cornsay Colliery.
St Paul
Church
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paul is a church, which is situated 1½ miles south of Cornsay Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quebec and Hedley Hill.
Quebec
Hamlet
Quebec is a small village in County Durham, in North East England. Once a coal mining village, it is situated 6 miles west of the city of Durham, and close to the villages of Esh, Cornsay Colliery, Esh Winning and Langley Park.
Hedley Hill
Hamlet
Hedley Hill is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Tow Law and Esh Winning. Hedley Hill is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cornsay Colliery.
Cornsay
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cornsay is a hamlet and civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,128. It is 6 miles southeast of Consett and 7 miles southwest of Durham. Cornsay is situated 1½ miles west of Cornsay Colliery.
Cornsay Colliery
- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Cornsay, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.78439° or 54° 47′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.73522° or 1° 44′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C6WQ7M7+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 138010545OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q5171893
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Cornsay Colliery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cornsay Colliery”
- French: “Cornsay Colliery”
- Irish: “Cornsay Colliery”
- Polish: “Cornsay Colliery”
- Welsh: “Cornsay Colliery”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wilk’s Hill and Low Row.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cornsay Colliery and Steely Hill Local Nature Reserve.
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