Chance Pit

Chance Pit is a mine in Gateshead, England. Chance Pit is situated nearby to the church Saint Anne’s, as well as near the forest Longacre Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tyne Yard and St Ninian.

Tyne Yard

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tyne Yard is a railway yard in Birtley, England, on the East Coast Main Line, operated by Arriva TrainCare. The yard is the major freight yard of the North East, with the majority of rail freight movements in Tyne and Wear from around Great Britain passing through the yard. Tyne Yard is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Chance Pit.

St Ninian

Church

Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Ninian is a church, which is situated 3,400 feet north of Chance Pit.

Wesley Memorial Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Meetthefeebles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wesley Memorial Methodist Church is situated 1 mile north of Chance Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lamesley and Wrekenton.

Lamesley

Village

Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742.

Wrekenton

Suburb

Photo: Donald Brydon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wrekenton is a residential area in Gateshead, located around 3.5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 miles from Sunderland, and 14 miles from Durham. In 2011, Census data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council ward of High Fell recorded a total population of 6,110.

Low Fell

Suburb

Photo: Meetthefeebles, CC BY 3.0.

Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the west, Harlow Green to the south and Shipcote to the north.

Chance Pit

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.91913° or 54° 55′ 9″ north

Longitude

-1.59456° or 1° 35′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C6WWC94+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 583265646

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Anne’s and Longacre Wood.

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