The Dene Play Area

The Dene Play Area is a park in County Durham, North East England, England. The Dene Play Area is situated nearby to the park Recreational Area, as well as near Old Community Centre Site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalene and Vindomora.

Church of St Mary Magdalene

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 2,600 feet east of The Dene Play Area.

Vindomora

Archaeological site

Photo: Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne. Vindomora is situated 1 mile northwest of The Dene Play Area.

Christ Church Hamsterley

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church Hamsterley is situated 1¼ miles north of The Dene Play Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medomsley and Ebchester.

Medomsley

Village

Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Medomsley is a village in County Durham, England. It is about 2 miles northeast of the centre of Consett, 1+1⁄2 miles south of Hamsterley and 1 mile southeast of Ebchester along the B6309. Leadgate lies a further mile to the south east.

Ebchester

Village

Ebchester is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and Shotley Bridge. It also sits to the south east of Whittonstall and the hamlet of Newlands.

High Westwood

Hamlet

Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Westwood is an English village in County Durham, a few miles to the north of Consett, near Ebchester and Hamsterley. It once had a colliery and coke works.

The Dene Play Area

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.88617° or 54° 53′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.82779° or 1° 49′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C6WV5PC+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 550486498

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Recreational Area and Old Community Centre Site.

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