Rainton Bridge
Rainton Bridge is a bridge in Hetton, Sunderland, England. Rainton Bridge is situated nearby to the community center Rainton Meadows Arena, as well as near St Michael’s Catholic Primary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kepier School and Joe’s Pond.
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 2,200 feet north of Rainton Bridge.
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 3,400 feet west of Rainton Bridge.
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England. The church dates from the late 12th century and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin. The church is a Grade I listed building. St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring is situated 3,800 feet north of Rainton Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Rainton and Houghton-Le-Spring.
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.
Houghton-Le-Spring
Town
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton-le-Spring is a town within the Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham. It lies seven miles from Durham, 7 miles. Seaham is also 5 mi directly east.
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.
Rainton Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Hetton, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.83239° or 54° 49′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.47421° or 1° 28′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C6WRGJG+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1153886035OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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