Other places · North East England
High Moorsley
In or near West Rainton.
High Moorsley in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Durham · 7.4 km
About
High Moorsley 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Moorsley Banks SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
High Moorsley is a small village 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Hetton-le-Hole, in the civil parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is the site of the first weather radar system in the north-east of England, officially opened in July 2009. High Moorsley Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its Permian magnesian limestone formation.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.8050, -1.4750
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Hetton
- Postcode
- DH5 0RJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 7.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q9292159 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High Moorsley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Moorsley?
- High Moorsley is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH5 0RJ), in the parish of Hetton.
- What is High Moorsley?
- High Moorsley in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to High Moorsley?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 7.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH5 0RJ.
- Is High Moorsley a protected site?
- Yes — High Moorsley is part of the Moorsley Banks SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to High Moorsley?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 7.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH5 0RJ.