Hamsterley Colliery War Memorial
Hamsterley Colliery War Memorial is a memorial in County Durham, North East England, England. Hamsterley Colliery War Memorial is situated nearby to Hamsterley Colliery Post Office, as well as near the community center Hamsterley & Westwood Community Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church Hamsterley and Vindomora.
Christ Church Hamsterley
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church Hamsterley is situated 820 feet west of Hamsterley Colliery War Memorial.
Vindomora
Archaeological site
Photo: Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1 mile southwest of Hamsterley Colliery War Memorial.
Derwentcote Steel Furnace
Industrial building
Photo: Helen Wilkinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwentcote Steel Furnace, Rowlands Gill, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built in 1720, is an example of an early cementation furnace which produced high-grade steel. Derwentcote Steel Furnace is situated 1 mile east of Hamsterley Colliery War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamsterley and Low Westwood.
Hamsterley
Village
Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and borders the hamlet of Low Westwood. The name Hamsterley possibly derives from the Old English ‘hamstra’, meaning a corn weevil and ‘ley’ meaning clearing, hence a clearing frequented by corn weevils, perhaps indicating the poor quality of farming in the area.
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.
High Westwood
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Westwood is an English village in County Durham, a few miles to the north of Consett, near Ebchester and Hamsterley. It once had a colliery and coke works.
Hamsterley Colliery War Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Hamsterley, near Consett, County Durham, England, UK
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.90366° or 54° 54′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.82081° or 1° 49′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C6WW53H+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4490141398OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q66478821
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hamsterley Colliery Post Office and Hamsterley & Westwood Community Centre.
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