Brancepeth Colliery
Brancepeth Colliery is a mine in Greater Willington, County Durham, England. Brancepeth Colliery is situated nearby to Willington Methodist Church, as well as near the recreation area Willington Cricket Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Willington, Oakenshaw, and Page Bank War Memorial Cross and Parkside Academy.
Willington, Oakenshaw, and Page Bank War Memorial Cross
Memorial
Photo: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Willington, Oakenshaw, and Page Bank War Memorial Cross is situated 3,200 feet south of Brancepeth Colliery.
Parkside Academy
School
Parkside Academy, is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Hall Lane Estate, Willington, Crook, County Durham, England. Parkside teaches a wide range of standard, and specialist curriculum subjects as well as a multitude of after school activities. Parkside Academy is situated 4,200 feet south of Brancepeth Colliery.
Whitworth Hall Country Park
Park
Photo: Petershiltons, Public domain.
Whitworth Hall Country Park is a parkland based set in 73 acres 8 miles from Durham in England, which rests on the outskirts of the town of Spennymoor in County Durham. Whitworth Hall Country Park is situated 2½ miles east of Brancepeth Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willington and Oakenshaw.
Willington
Village
Photo: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Willington is a town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Greater Willington, in County Durham and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. Willington stands in the foothills of the Pennines and near the River Wear close to Crook, Bishop Auckland and Durham.
Oakenshaw
Village
Oakenshaw is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Willington. In the 2001 census Oakenshaw had a population of 470. The village was purely a colliery village built for workers at the pit owned by Messrs.
Sunnybrow
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sunnybrow is a village in County Durham, in England. In the 2001 census Sunnybrow had a population of 1,296. It is effectively the southern suburb of Willington.
Brancepeth Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Greater Willington, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.71704° or 54° 43′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.68693° or 1° 41′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C6WP887+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 434023443OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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