Hamsterley Colliery
Hamsterley Colliery is a mine in County Durham, North East England, England. Hamsterley Colliery is situated nearby to the community center Hamsterley & Westwood Community Centre, as well as near the motorhome stopover Byreside Caravan Site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church Hamsterley and Vindomora.
Christ Church Hamsterley
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church Hamsterley is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Hamsterley Colliery.
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 1 mile west of Hamsterley Colliery.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 1¼ miles south of Hamsterley Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamsterley and High Westwood.
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.
High Westwood
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Westwood is an English village in County Durham, a few miles to the north of Consett, near Ebchester and Hamsterley. It once had a colliery and coke works.
Low Westwood
Village
Low Westwood is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the west of Hamsterley. Low Westwood is probably best known for Hamsterley Christ Church and Derwent care home.
Hamsterley Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.90091° or 54° 54′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.81611° or 1° 48′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C6WW52M+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 430080399OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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