Springwell
Springwell is a railway stop in Sunderland, England. Springwell is situated nearby to the museum Bowes Railway, as well as near the playground Fairhaven Play Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowes Railway and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Bowes Railway
Museum
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bowes Railway, built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in Durham to boats on the River Tyne.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is based in Sheriff Hill in Gateshead, England. It is managed by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Queen Elizabeth Hospital is situated 1½ miles northwest of Springwell.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
School
Cardinal Hume Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Beacon Lough area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Cardinal Hume Catholic School is situated 1 mile northwest of Springwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springwell Village and Wrekenton.
Springwell Village
Village
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springwell Village is a village in the City of Sunderland, bordering Gateshead, approximately 7.6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 miles from Sunderland, and 13 miles from Durham.
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.
Albany
Suburb
Photo: Brian Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Albany is a suburb of Washington in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, historically part of County Durham. It is in the north of the town. The village is also relatively close to The Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington. Albany is situated 1½ miles southeast of Springwell.
Springwell
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.92353° or 54° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.55672° or 1° 33′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C6WWCFV+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7847511711OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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