Pontburn Woods
Pontburn Woods is a forest in County Durham, North East England, England. Pontburn Woods is situated nearby to the village Hamsterley Mill, as well as near Dipton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hamsterley Hall and Church of St Mary Magdalene.
Hamsterley Hall
Castle
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hamsterley Hall is an 18th-century English country house at Hamsterley, Rowlands Gill, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The estate at Hamsterley was given, in 1762, by Sir John Swinburne Bt to his younger brother Henry Swinburne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Consett and Stanley.
Consett
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Consett is a former steel-making town in County Durham, in the hills 14 miles southwest of Newcastle. In 2021 the population was 29,885.
Stanley
Town
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanley is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, it lies south-west of Gateshead.
Annfield Plain
Village
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, 3 mi to the north-east, and Consett, 5 mi to the west.
Pontburn Woods
- Type: Forest
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.8883° or 54° 53′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.7738° or 1° 46′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6WV6QG+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4477184393OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hamsterley Mill and Dipton.
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Highlights include Little Pontburn Linn Waterfall and Four Acre Wood.
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