Shildon Geest
Shildon Geest is an electrical substation in Shildon, County Durham, England. Shildon Geest is situated nearby to Gaunless Bridge, as well as near the building Shildon Signal Box.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Locomotion Museum and Shildon railway station.
Locomotion Museum
Museum
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locomotion, previously known as Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon, is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum was renamed in 2017 when it became part of the Science Museum Group. Locomotion Museum is situated 730 feet east of Shildon Geest.
Shildon railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shildon is a railway station serving the town of Shildon in County Durham, England on the Tees Valley Line, between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. Shildon railway station is situated 830 feet northwest of Shildon Geest.
Shildon Signal Box
Building
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shildon Signal Box is a building, which is situated 550 feet north of Shildon Geest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shildon and Middridge.
Shildon
Town
Photo: David Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first station, built in 1825, and locomotive works on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Middridge
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middridge is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated east of Shildon and north-west of Newton Aycliffe. The village is situated near a quarry that was mined by the people many generations ago.
Old Eldon
Hamlet
Old Eldon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Bishop Auckland.
Shildon Geest
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Shildon, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.62438° or 54° 37′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.63432° or 1° 38′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C6WJ9F8+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 769111360
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Highlights include Gaunless Bridge and Coal Drops, 110 Metres East Of Soho Engine Shed.
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