Pontop Colliery
Pontop Colliery is a mine in Greencroft, County Durham, England. Pontop Colliery is situated nearby to Catchgate Primary School, as well as near Croft Community School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pontop Pike transmitting station and Church of St Ives.
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 northwest of 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 Pontop Colliery.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pontop Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catchgate and Annfield Plain.
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.
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.
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.
Pontop Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Greencroft, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86036° or 54° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.7486° or 1° 44′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6WV762+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 583252073OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Catchgate Primary School and Croft Community School.
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