Nicholson’s Pumping Pit
Nicholson’s Pumping Pit is a mine in Hetton, Sunderland, England. Nicholson’s Pumping Pit is situated nearby to the nature reserve Rainton Meadows, as well as near the protected area Joe’s Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rainton Meadows and Joe’s Pond.
Rainton Meadows
Nature reserve
Photo: Jimmy Pitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainton Meadows is a nature reserve just to the west of East Rainton, County Durham, north-east England. The reserve, which covers 60 ha, and the adjacent Joe's Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest, are managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.
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 750 feet north of Nicholson’s Pumping Pit.
St Andrew
Church
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew is a church, which is situated 4,100 feet north of Nicholson’s Pumping Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Rainton and Chilton Moor.
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.
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.
West Rainton
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Rainton is a village in the civil parish of West Rainton and Leamside, in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring. Leamside is about one-half mile to the west, and the south-western end of the village is known by the separate name of Rainton Gate.
Nicholson’s Pumping Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Hetton, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.82883° or 54° 49′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.49028° or 1° 29′ 25″ westOperator
Rainton CollieryOpen location code
9C6WRGH5+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 764622274OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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