Broad Oak
Broad Oak is a farm in County Durham, North East England, England. Broad Oak is situated nearby to Hollings Hill Quarry, as well as near the village Low Westwood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vindomora and Christ Church Hamsterley.
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 3,500 feet southwest of Broad Oak.
Christ Church Hamsterley
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church Hamsterley is situated 2,600 feet east of Broad Oak.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 1½ miles southeast of Broad Oak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Westwood and Hamsterley.
Low Westwood
Village
Low Westwood is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the west of Hamsterley. Low Westwood is probably best known for Hamsterley Christ Church and Derwent care home.
Hamsterley
Village
Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and borders the hamlet of Low Westwood. The name Hamsterley possibly derives from the Old English ‘hamstra’, meaning a corn weevil and ‘ley’ meaning clearing, hence a clearing frequented by corn weevils, perhaps indicating the poor quality of farming in the area.
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.
Broad Oak
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.90509° or 54° 54′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.83627° or 1° 50′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C6WW547+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 791257630OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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