Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Esh Winning
In or near Brandon and Byshottles.
Esh Winning in England North East, United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Durham · 7.9 km
About
Esh Winning is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Esh Winning is a village, and location of a former colliery, in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Deerness Valley 5 miles (8 km) to the west of Durham.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The village was founded by the Pease family in the 1850s to service a new mine on the Esh Estate. The name of the village comes from two elements, first the older nearby village of Esh, a Northumbrian term for Ash, and second Winning, which was a Victorian term used when coal was found. Opencast mining was performed in the hills around the village from the late 1970s to 1990s, after which the land was reclaimed and restored. In March 2006 the National Lottery granted £25,200 towards the restoration of the Esh Winning Colliery banner. The banner group planned to use the money to restore the banner, which was on display at Beamish Museum, and to produce a replica for display at the Durham…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7698, -1.7037
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Brandon and Byshottles
- Postcode
- DH7 9HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 7.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5397758 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Esh Winning (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Esh Winning?
- Esh Winning is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH7 9HN), in the parish of Brandon and Byshottles.
- What is Esh Winning?
- Esh Winning in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Esh Winning?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH7 9HN.
- How do I get to Esh Winning?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH7 9HN.