Greencroft Tarn / Greencroft Fishing Pond

Greencroft Tarn / Greencroft Fishing Pond is a fish pond in Stanley, County Durham, England. Greencroft Tarn / Greencroft Fishing Pond is situated nearby to the pond Quarzi Tarn, as well as near the government office DCC Social Services, Unit 1.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Longovicium and St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College.

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 2½ miles south of Greencroft Tarn / Greencroft Fishing Pond.

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 south of Greencroft Tarn / Greencroft Fishing Pond.

St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John the Evangelist is a church, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Greencroft Tarn / Greencroft Fishing Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greencroft and Annfield Plain.

Greencroft

Village

Greencroft is a village and separately a parish in County Durham, England. Together, they are situated between Lanchester and Annfield Plain. Greencroft consists of two entities: Greencroft village is mainly centred around a crossroads through which the A693 formerly passed.

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.