Balancing pond
Balancing pond is a pond in Sunderland, England. Balancing pond is situated nearby to the protected area Joe’s Pond, as well as near the historic site North Pit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joe’s Pond and Rainton Meadows.
Joe’s Pond
Protected area
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Joe's Pond is a 4-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest that lies to the east of, and adjacent to, the Rainton Meadows nature reserve in Tyne and Wear, England. Joe’s Pond is situated 630 feet south of Balancing pond.
Rainton Meadows
Nature reserve
Photo: Jimmy Pitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainton Meadows is a nature reserve just to the west of East Rainton, County Durham, north-east England. The reserve, which covers 60 ha, and the adjacent Joe's Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest, are managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.
Kepier School
School
Kepier School is a coeducational secondary school in Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. As of 2025, it has 1147 pupils, and is larger than the average secondary school. Kepier School is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Balancing pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chilton Moor and East Rainton.
Chilton Moor
Village
Chilton Moor is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. The village is located between Houghton le Spring and Fence Houses on the Tyne and Wear/County Durham county boundary.
East Rainton
Village
East Rainton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated alongside the A690 road between Sunderland and Durham, near Houghton-le-Spring.
Fence Houses
Village
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fence Houses, or Fencehouses is a village in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It came into existence when Napoleonic prisoners were housed on the outskirts of Houghton-le-Spring.
Balancing pond
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.83258° or 54° 49′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.49067° or 1° 29′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6WRGM5+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 110956025OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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