The Bottoms
The Bottoms is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies just south of the A181 road, roughly midway between the Cassop and Wheatley Hill villages, some 10 km south-east of Durham city.Places of Interest
Highlights include Herrington Country Park and South Hylton Metro station.
Herrington Country Park
Park
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Herrington Country Park is a country park and open public space in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Located adjacent to Penshaw Monument, the park was built on the site of a former colliery.
South Hylton Metro station
Railway station
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South Hylton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Pennywell and South Hylton, City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, North East England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington and Houghton-Le-Spring.
Washington
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It was a small mining village but from 1964 became the core of a planned New Town, with a population of over 67,000 in 2011.
Houghton-Le-Spring
Town
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton-le-Spring is a town within the Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham. It lies seven miles from Durham, 7 miles. Seaham is also 5 mi directly east.
Farringdon
Suburb
Photo: Sunderland Renaissance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Farringdon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally a Monastic grange and manor estate for hundreds of years, Farringdon was rebuilt as a post-war council housing estate in the 1950s.
The Bottoms
- Type: Forest
- Description: protected area in County Durham, England
- Category: protected area
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.8817° or 54° 52′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.4586° or 1° 27′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6WVGJR+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 769403550OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q7719500
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