West Rigg Mine and Opencut
West Rigg Mine and Opencut is a quarry in Stanhope, County Durham, England. West Rigg Mine and Opencut is situated nearby to the historic site Scutter Hill Quarry, as well as near the ruins Bouse teams.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church and Westgate Methodist Chapel.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Church is situated 3,300 feet south of West Rigg Mine and Opencut.
Westgate Methodist Chapel
Chapel
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Westgate Methodist Chapel stands on the A689 road in the village of Westgate, some 5 miles west of Stanhope, County Durham, England. It is a redundant chapel under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Westgate Methodist Chapel is situated 1 mile southwest of West Rigg Mine and Opencut.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2 miles southwest of West Rigg Mine and Opencut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westgate and Brotherlee.
Westgate
Village
Westgate is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale between St John's Chapel and Eastgate. In the 2001 census Westgate had a population of 298.
Brotherlee
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brotherlee is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England situated on the south side of Weardale, between Stanhope and Daddry Shield.
Daddry Shield
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Daddry Shield is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of the River Wear in Weardale, a short distance from St John's Chapel. In the 2001 census Daddry Shield had a population of 177.
West Rigg Mine and Opencut
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.74761° or 54° 44′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.13883° or 2° 8′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C6VPVX6+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 93494778OpenStreetMap feature
historic=Disused_opencast_mineOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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