Cornsay Colliery (Colepike & Ford Drifts)
Cornsay Colliery (Colepike & Ford Drifts) is an archaeological site in Lanchester, County Durham, England. Cornsay Colliery (Colepike & Ford Drifts) is situated nearby to Colepike Mill Riding School, as well as near the house Colepike Hall And Attached Wall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Longovicium and Hall Hill Farm.
Longovicium
Archaeological site
Photo: David Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. Longovicium is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Cornsay Colliery (Colepike & Ford Drifts).
Hall Hill Farm
Theme park
Hall Hill Farm is a tourist attraction located in County Durham, near Tow Law, England. Hall Hill Farm is situated 2 miles southwest of Cornsay Colliery (Colepike & Ford Drifts).
St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College
School
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Lanchester, County Durham, England. St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College is situated 1½ miles north of Cornsay Colliery (Colepike & Ford Drifts).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbiggin and Lanchester.
Newbiggin
Hamlet
Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles west of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054.
Lanchester
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles west of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054.
Cornsay
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cornsay is a hamlet and civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,128. It is 6 miles southeast of Consett and 7 miles southwest of Durham.
Cornsay Colliery (Colepike & Ford Drifts)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lanchester, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.80725° or 54° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.763° or 1° 45′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C6WR64P+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9311295019OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Colepike Mill Riding School and Colepike Hall And Attached Wall.
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