Hedley Fell
Hedley Fell is a locality in Northumberland, North East England, England. Hedley Fell is situated nearby to the locality Bowser’s Hole, as well as near the hamlet Leadgate.Places of Interest
Highlights include St John the Evangelist and Chopwell Colliery.
Chopwell Colliery
Mine
Chopwell Colliery was a coal mine situated at Chopwell, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The pit was first sunk in 1781, and was closed on 25 November 1966.
Vindomora
Archaeological site
Photo: Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne. Vindomora is situated 2½ miles south of Hedley Fell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chopwell and Hedley on the Hill.
Chopwell
Village
Photo: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chopwell is a village in the Gateshead district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, 3 miles west of Rowlands Gill and 1 mile north of Hamsterley.
Hedley on the Hill
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hedley on the Hill is a village in Northumberland, England. It is located between the valley of the River Derwent, and the watershed to the River Tyne. Hedley on the Hill is situated 1½ miles west of Hedley Fell.
Hamsterley
Village
Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and borders the hamlet of Low Westwood. The name Hamsterley possibly derives from the Old English ‘hamstra’, meaning a corn weevil and ‘ley’ meaning clearing, hence a clearing frequented by corn weevils, perhaps indicating the poor quality of farming in the area. Hamsterley is situated 2 miles south of Hedley Fell.
Hedley Fell
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.93096° or 54° 55′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.83835° or 1° 50′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C6WW5J6+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2602361383OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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