Gate Pit
Gate Pit is a mine in Pelton, County Durham, England. Gate Pit is situated nearby to West Pelton Primary School, as well as near Roseberry Grange Golf Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Paul and The Shepherd & Shepherdess.
Church of St Paul
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Paul is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Gate Pit.
The Shepherd & Shepherdess
Pub
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
The Shepherd & Shepherdess is a pub, which is situated 1 mile north of Gate Pit.
High Forge
Building
High Forge is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the west of Urpeth, north of Beamish. High Forge is situated 1¼ miles north of Gate Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grange Villa and No Place.
Grange Villa
Village
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grange Villa is a village situated in County Durham, England. It is located between the towns of Stanley and Chester-le-Street.
No Place
Village
No Place is a small village near the town of Stanley in County Durham, England, east of Stanley and west of Beamish. Situated to the south of the A693, it is home to an award-winning real ale pub, the Beamish Mary Inn, and lies near the Beamish Mary coal pit.
Beamish
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
Beamish is a village in County Durham in northeast England. The village is just a straggle of miners' houses and the only reason to visit is the extensive open-air museum. Stanley is a former mining town two miles west, with a population of 19,427 in 2021.
Gate Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Pelton, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.8655° or 54° 51′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.65372° or 1° 39′ 13″ westOperator
Twizell CollieryOpen location code
9C6WV88W+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 434065340OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Pelton Primary School and Roseberry Grange Golf Club.
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