Natural landmarks · North East England
River Deerness
In or near Brandon.
River Deerness in England North East, United Kingdom.
Eirian Evans — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Durham · 1.9 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the River Deerness, the nearest railway station is Durham, located 1.9 km away. The postcode for navigation is DH1 3RX. Entry to the site is free, and accessibility details are not provided.
About
River Deerness 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
The River Deerness in County Durham, England is a tributary to the River Browney, which is itself a tributary the River Wear. It rises near Tow Law and descends through the Deerness Valley for a distance of 11.6 miles (18.7 km), passing the villages of Waterhouses, Ushaw Moor and Esh Winning. Its confluence with the River Browney is near Langley Moor. Its tributaries include Stanley Beck, Crow Gill, Cuddy Burn, Hedleyhope Burn, Rowley Burn, Holburn Beck and Red Burn. and its overall catchment area is 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi). Its name is pre-Celtic and means 'rushing or roaring river'. It may be the oldest place-name in County Durham. A recent restoration project has improved the water quality and reduced barriers to fish migration along the Deerness.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Prior to the nineteenth century, the Deerness Valley was sparsely populated, with those who lived in the farms and small villages engaged in agriculture. There had been some small scale extraction of coal from the deposits in the valley, but in 1836 the first commercial coal mine opened at Hedleyhope, and by the end of the century, there were at least 20 mines in operation, served by the railway. Records for 1896 show that there were a total of 6,974 men and boys employed as miners in the valley, with 5,186 working underground and 1,788 working on the surface. In addition to seven types of coal, clay and fireclay were extracted, while at Ushaw Moor and New Brancepeth, deposits of witherite…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7667, -1.6000
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Brandon and Byshottles
- Postcode
- DH1 3RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q24649274 (CC0)
- wikipedia: River Deerness (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is River Deerness?
- River Deerness is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH1 3RX), in the parish of Brandon and Byshottles.
- What is River Deerness?
- River Deerness in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to River Deerness?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH1 3RX.
- How do I get to River Deerness?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH1 3RX.