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Penshaw
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Penshaw in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- South Hylton · 4.0 km
About
Penshaw 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
Penshaw locally , formerly known as Painshaw or Pensher is a village in the metropolitan district of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically, Penshaw was located in County Durham.
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Background
History
Penshaw was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Houghton-le-Spring, in 1866 Penshaw became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Houghton le Spring and Offerton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 7183.
Description
Penshaw is well known locally for Penshaw Monument, a prominent landmark built in 1844 atop Penshaw Hill, which is a half-scale replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. Owing to its proximity to Durham City, the area was allocated a Durham postcode, DH4, which forms part of the Houghton-le-Spring post town. It lies about three miles north of Houghton-le-Spring, just over the River Wear from Washington. It borders Herrington Country Park and is surrounded by a series of villages: Herrington, Shiney Row, Biddick, Coxgreen and Offerton. Leisure facilities include the easily accessible Herrington Country Park, which contains a play area, amphitheatre, skateboard park, lake with extensive…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8758, -1.4848
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- DH4 7EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Nearest railway station
- South Hylton — 4 km
Sources
Other places nearby
Site Lines
Public art & sculpture · 0.8 km
Penshaw Hill
Mountains & hills · 0.8 km
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Penshaw Monument
Memorials & monuments · 0.8 km
Old Penshaw
Villages · 0.8 km
Cox Green
Villages · 0.8 km
Burn Hill
Mountains & hills · 0.9 km
Penshaw Hill
Vineyards · 0.9 km
Herrington Country Park
Memorials & monuments · 0.9 km
New Herrington
Villages · 1.1 km
Carr Hill
Mountains & hills · 1.1 km
John's Rock
Public art & sculpture · 1.2 km
Shiney Row
Other places · 1.2 km
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Burn Hill
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penshaw?
- Penshaw is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH4 7EL), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is Penshaw?
- Penshaw in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Penshaw?
- The nearest railway station is South Hylton, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH4 7EL.
- How do I get to Penshaw?
- The nearest railway station is South Hylton, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH4 7EL.