Mainsforth Colliery
Mainsforth Colliery is a mine in Ferryhill, County Durham, England. Mainsforth Colliery is situated nearby to Mainsforth Sports Complex, as well as near the pitch Mainsforth Cricket Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bishop Middleham Quarry and St Aidan’s Church.
Bishop Middleham Quarry
Nature reserve
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop Middleham Quarry is a disused quarry, about 4 kilometres north-west of Sedgefield, County Durham, England. Quarry-working here ceased in 1934, and the site has since been colonised by vegetation. Bishop Middleham Quarry is situated 1½ miles east of Mainsforth Colliery.
St Aidan’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Aidan’s Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mainsforth Colliery.
Ferryhill War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ferryhill War Memorial is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mainsforth Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferryhill Station and Chilton Lane.
Ferryhill Station
Village
Ferryhill Station is situated to the south east of Ferryhill, next to Chilton Lane and near the site of Ferryhill railway station, a few miles south of Durham.
Chilton Lane
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chilton Lane is a village in County Durham, England, situated a short distance to the south-east of Ferryhill, and immediately to the south of Ferryhill Station. Nearby are Great Chilton, East Chilton, Chilton Grange and Little Chilton.
Mainsforth
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mainsforth is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bishop Middleham, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.
Mainsforth Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Ferryhill, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.67882° or 54° 40′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.5257° or 1° 31′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6WMFHF+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 433890406OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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