South Belt
South Belt is a forest in Bournmoor, County Durham, England. South Belt is situated nearby to the village Bournmoor, as well as near the hamlet Lumley Thicks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Riverside Ground and Lambton Castle.
Riverside Ground
Stadium
Photo: Ngb, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Riverside Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as the Banks Homes Riverside, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club, and has also hosted several international matches.
Lambton Castle
Castle
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Lambton Castle stands above Chester-le-Street, County Durham and is a stately home, the ancestral seat of the Lambton family, the Earls of Durham. It is listed in the mid-category of listed building, Grade II*.
Biddick Hall
Manor estate
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biddick Hall is a small privately owned 18th-century country mansion at Bournmoor, County Durham, near the City of Sunderland and Chester-le-Street. It is a Grade I listed building and the home of the Lambton family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chester-le-Street and Washington.
Chester-le-Street
Photo: JohnBlackburne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, with a population of 23,500 in 2021. It's a commuter town for Newcastle 8 miles north; the main reason to visit is Durham CCC cricket ground, which stages county and international matches.
Washington
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It was a small mining village but from 1964 became the core of a planned New Town, with a population of over 67,000 in 2011.
Houghton-Le-Spring
Town
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton-le-Spring is an area of 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.
South Belt
- Type: Forest
- Location: Bournmoor, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8598° or 54° 51′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.527° or 1° 31′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6WVF5F+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 237002240OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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