Pontop Pike transmitting station
The Pontop Pike transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications and broadcasting situated on a 312-metre high hill of the same name between Stanley and Consett, County Durham, near the village of Dipton, England.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pontop Hall and Church of St Ives.
Pontop Hall
Building
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontop Hall is a building, which is situated 3,100 feet north of Pontop Pike transmitting station.
Church of St Ives
Church
Photo: Paul Franks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Ives is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Pontop Pike transmitting station.
Hamsterley Hall
Castle
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hamsterley Hall is an 18th-century English country house at Hamsterley, Rowlands Gill, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The estate at Hamsterley was given, in 1762, by Sir John Swinburne Bt to his younger brother Henry Swinburne. Hamsterley Hall is situated 2 miles north of Pontop Pike transmitting station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dipton and Harelaw.
Dipton
Village
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dipton is a village located in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north-east of Consett, 3 miles south west of Burnopfield and a short distance to the north-west of Annfield Plain.
Harelaw
Village
Harelaw is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the B6168 road to the north of Annfield Plain and Catchgate, south of Flint Hill and east of Dipton.
Stony Heap
Locality
Stony Heap is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Leadgate and Annfield Plain. There used to be 6 houses and 2 farms plus the pit, now there is 1 house and 1 farm.
Pontop Pike transmitting station
- Type: Industry
- Description: Pontop Pike transmission station
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86892° or 54° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.77118° or 1° 46′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C6WV69H+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 628636909OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7228345
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In Other Languages
“Pontop Pike transmitting station” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “oddajna postaja Pontop Pike”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pontop Pike and Dipton Park Bowling Club.
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