The Riggs
The Riggs is a residential area in Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England. The Riggs is situated nearby to the sports venue Brandon Boxing Club, as well as near Brandon Cricket Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Evangelist and Durham University Oriental Museum.
St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist is a church, which is situated 1,800 feet southeast of The Riggs.
Durham University Oriental Museum
Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other Far East and Asian artefacts. Durham University Oriental Museum is situated 1½ miles east of The Riggs.
Durham railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Durham is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley; it is situated 14 miles 3 chains south of Newcastle. Durham railway station is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Riggs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langley Moor and Browney.
Langley Moor
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langley Moor is an old pit village in County Durham, England. It is located approximately 2 miles south-west of Durham City. Langley Moor is within the civil parish of Brandon and Byshottles which is itself within the City of Durham constituency, as of 2019 represented by Mary Foy MP.
Browney
Village
Browney is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south-west of Durham and adjoins Meadowfield. It is part of the parish of Brandon and Byshottles.
Broompark
Village
Broompark is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated some 3 miles west of Durham city. It was once the site of the Broompark colliery, operated by North Brancepeth Coal company.
The Riggs
Latitude
54.75609° or 54° 45′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.62242° or 1° 37′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C6WQ94H+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 50233897OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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