Eldon Colliery
Eldon Colliery is a mine in Eldon, County Durham, England. Eldon Colliery is situated nearby to the community center Eldon Community Centre, as well as near the hamlet Old Eldon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Locomotion Museum and Shildon railway station.
Locomotion Museum
Museum
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locomotion, previously known as Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon, is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum was renamed in 2017 when it became part of the Science Museum Group. Locomotion Museum is situated 1½ miles south of Eldon Colliery.
Shildon railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shildon is a railway station serving the town of Shildon in County Durham, England on the Tees Valley Line, between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. Shildon railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Eldon Colliery.
Auckland Castle
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Auckland Castle Trust. Auckland Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Eldon Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eldon and Old Eldon.
Eldon
Village
Eldon is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles south-west of Bishop Auckland, a short distance from Shildon. It gives its name to the peerage of the Earls of Eldon.
Old Eldon
Hamlet
Old Eldon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Bishop Auckland.
Coundon Grange
Village
Coundon Grange is a village in the civil parish of Dene Valley, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census Coundon Grange had a population of 235.
Eldon Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Also known as: “South Durham Colliery”
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Eldon, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.64749° or 54° 38′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.63059° or 1° 37′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C6WJ9W9+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 433872910OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Highlights include Eldon Community Centre and St Mark.
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