Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne. Vindomora is situated 1¼ miles southeast of colliery.

Church of St Ebba

Church

Photo: Colin Edgar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Ebba is situated 1½ miles southeast of colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hedley on the Hill and Ebchester.

Hedley on the Hill

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hedley on the Hill is a village in Northumberland, England. It is located between the valley of the River Derwent, and the watershed to the River Tyne.

Ebchester

Village

Ebchester is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and Shotley Bridge. It also sits to the south east of Whittonstall and the hamlet of Newlands. Ebchester is situated 1½ miles southeast of colliery.

Low Westwood

Village

Low Westwood is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the west of Hamsterley. Low Westwood is probably best known for Hamsterley Christ Church and Derwent care home. Low Westwood is situated 1½ miles southeast of colliery.

colliery

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Hedley, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.91127° or 54° 54′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.86529° or 1° 51′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C6WW46M+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 434080902

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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