Murton Colliery
Murton Colliery is an archaeological site in Murton, County Durham, England. Murton Colliery is situated nearby to Murton Post Office, as well as near Independent Methodist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Andrew and Dalton Old Pump House.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Terry Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Murton Colliery.
Dalton Old Pump House
Event venue
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton Old Pump House, formerly Dalton Pumping Station, is a Victorian former pumping station at Cold Hesledon, near Dalton-le-Dale in County Durham in England. Dalton Old Pump House is situated 3,900 feet east of Murton Colliery.
Seaham railway station
Railway station
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seaham is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 5 miles 11 chains south-east of Sunderland, serves the seaside town of Seaham in County Durham, England. Seaham railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Murton Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murton and Dalton-le-Dale.
Murton
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Murton is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, eight miles east of the city of Durham and six miles south of Sunderland. It had a population of 4,534, which rose to 7,676 at the 2011 Census.
Dalton-le-Dale
Hamlet
Photo: David Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton-le-Dale is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,546. It is situated on the old A19 road between Seaham and Murton.
Hawthorn
Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawthorn is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Seaham and Easington. The only public building in the village of Hawthorn is the Staplyton Arms, a small public house situated in roughly the centre of the village. Hawthorn is situated 1½ miles southeast of Murton Colliery.
Murton Colliery
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Murton, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.81845° or 54° 49′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.38023° or 1° 22′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C6WRJ99+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9434811707OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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