Thornton Pocket Park
Thornton Pocket Park is a playground in Pelton, County Durham, England. Thornton Pocket Park is situated nearby to the church Holy Trinity Pelton, as well as near the community center Pelton Youth And Community Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beamish Museum and Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates.
Beamish Museum
Museum
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. Beamish Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Thornton Pocket Park.
Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates
Memorial
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Thornton Pocket Park.
Church of St Paul
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Paul is situated 1 mile west of Thornton Pocket Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pelton and Newfield.
Pelton
Village
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelton is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, England. The population of the village and ward taken at the 2011 census was 8,250. It is located 1.8 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street and 4 miles east of Stanley; the village of West Pelton lies to the west of the village.
Newfield
Village
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newfield is a village in County Durham, England. It lies west of the town of Chester-le-Street, and falls partly within the civil parish of Pelton. In 2021 it had a population of 1529.
Perkinsville
Village
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perkinsville is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the north of Pelton and north-west of Chester-le-Street. There are a few shops including a convenience store, a fish and chip shop and a Beauty Salon.
Thornton Pocket Park
- Type: Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Pelton, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.87336° or 54° 52′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.61564° or 1° 36′ 56″ westOperator
Pelton Parish CouncilOpen location code
9C6WV9FM+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 907553759OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Pelton and Pelton Youth And Community Centre.
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