Hamsterley Colliery Post Office
Hamsterley Colliery Post Office is a post office in County Durham, North East England, England which is located on Victoria Terrace. Hamsterley Colliery Post Office is situated nearby to Derwentside Park, as well as near the community center Hamsterley & Westwood Community Centre.- Opening hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 7:30 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—5:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM—1:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM—1:00 PM - Type: Post office
- Address: 1 Victoria Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17 7SJ
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 1,300 feet west of Hamsterley Colliery Post Office.
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 Post Office.
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 Post Office.
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 Post Office
Latitude
54.90389° or 54° 54′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.81856° or 1° 49′ 7″ westBrand
Post Office LimitedOperator
E & E TurnerOpen location code
9C6WW53J+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4490141430OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=post_office
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