East Pontop Colliery

East Pontop Colliery is a mine in Stanley, County Durham, England. East Pontop Colliery is situated near St Thomas’s Church, Hare Law, as well as near Old Harelaw Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pontop Pike transmitting station and Pontop Hall.

Pontop Pike transmitting station

The Pontop Pike transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications and broadcasting situated on a 312-metre high hill of the same name between Stanley and Consett, County Durham, near the village of Dipton, England. Pontop Pike transmitting station is situated 1 mile west of East Pontop Colliery.

Pontop Hall

Building

Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pontop Hall is a building, which is situated 1 mile northwest of East Pontop Colliery.

Church of St Ives

Church

Photo: Paul Franks, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Ives is situated 2 miles west of East Pontop Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Catchgate and Harelaw.

Catchgate

Village

Catchgate is a former mining village in County Durham, England. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people. The nearest town is Stanley, also a former coal mining community. The town of Consett, once famous for its steel works, is 5 miles away.

Harelaw

Village

Harelaw is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the B6168 road to the north of Annfield Plain and Catchgate, south of Flint Hill and east of Dipton.

West Kyo

Hamlet

Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Kyo is a small village in County Durham, England, United Kingdom. The name kyo is derived from an old word for 'cow'. It is situated a very short distance to the north of Annfield Plain and to the east of Catchgate.

East Pontop Colliery

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Stanley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.86647° or 54° 51′ 59″ north

Longitude

-1.75026° or 1° 45′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C6WV68X+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 434115116

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Thomas’s Church, Hare Law and Old Harelaw Cemetery.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Annfield Terr.(Caloways) and Barnetts Garage.

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