West Thornley Colliery
West Thornley Colliery is a mine in County Durham, North East England, England. West Thornley Colliery is situated nearby to the hamlet Sunniside, as well as near the village Tow Law.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Philip and St James and War Memorial.
Church of St Philip and St James
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Philip and St James is a church in Tow Law, County Durham, England. The church was designed by architect Charles Hodgson Fowler and completed in 1869. Church of St Philip and St James is situated 3,700 feet west of West Thornley Colliery.
War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Ian Porter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
War Memorial is situated 1 mile west of West Thornley Colliery.
Church of St Bartholomew
Church
Photo: Ian Porter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Bartholomew is situated 1½ miles southwest of West Thornley Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunniside and Tow Law.
Sunniside
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sunniside is a small rural village to the east of Tow Law and north of Crook in County Durham, England. Sunniside has one pub, and a former post office.
Tow Law
Village
Photo: Smiler03, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tow Law is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett and 5 miles to the north west of Crook.
Thornley
Hamlet
Photo: Vivienne Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornley is a village in Weardale, County Durham, England, about 1 mile south of Tow Law. In 2001 it had a population of 184.
West Thornley 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
54.74273° or 54° 44′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.79304° or 1° 47′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6WP6V4+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 434034490OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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