Moorsley
Moorsley is a suburb in Hetton, Sunderland, England. Moorsley is situated nearby to the suburb Peat Carr Estate, as well as near the hamlet Hetton le Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hetton Academy and Church of St Mary, West Rainton.
Hetton Academy
School
Hetton Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
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. Rainton Meadows is situated 1½ miles northwest of Moorsley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hetton-Le-Hole and East Rainton.
Hetton-Le-Hole
Town
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hetton-le-Hole is a town in the civil parish of Hetton, in Sunderland, England. Until 1974 it was in County Durham. The A182 road runs through the town, between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane which borders the County Durham District, off the A69t and east of the A1.
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.
West Rainton
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Rainton is a village in the civil parish of West Rainton and Leamside, in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring. Leamside is about one-half mile to the west, and the south-western end of the village is known by the separate name of Rainton Gate.
Moorsley
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Hetton, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.80886° or 54° 48′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.4691° or 1° 28′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6WRG5J+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 399873334OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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