Newfield Colliery

Newfield Colliery is a mine in Pelton, County Durham, England. Newfield Colliery is situated nearby to Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates, as well as near Pelton Fell Bowling Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates and Beamish Museum.

Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates

Memorial

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates is situated 1,800 feet east of Newfield Colliery.

Beamish Museum

Museum

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Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. Beamish Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Newfield Colliery.

Chester-le-Street railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chester-le-Street is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station is situated 8 miles 24 chains south of Newcastle, serving the market town of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, England. Chester-le-Street railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Newfield Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newfield and Pelton.

Newfield

Village

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Newfield is a village in County Durham, England. It lies west of the town of Chester-le-Street, and falls partly within the civil parish of Pelton. In 2021 it had a population of 1529.

Pelton

Village

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Pelton is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, England. The population of the village and ward taken at the 2011 census was 8,250. It is located 1.8 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street and 4 miles east of Stanley; the village of West Pelton lies to the west of the village.