Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Seaham
In or near Warden Law.
Seaham in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham · 0.4 km
About
Seaham 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: Durham Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Northumbria Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Seaham ( SEE-əm) is a seaside town in County Durham, England. Located on the Durham Coast, Seaham is situated 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of Sunderland and 13 miles (21 km) east of Durham. The town grew from the late 19th century onwards as a result of investments in its harbour and coal mines. The town is twinned with the German town of Gerlingen.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original village of Seaham has all but vanished; it lay between St Mary's Church and Seaham Hall (i.e. somewhat to the north of the current town centre). The parish church, St Mary the Virgin, has a nave that some experts believe may date from the 7th century, and that resembles the church at Escomb in many respects. Until the early years of the 19th century, Seaham was a small rural agricultural farming community whose only claim to fame was that the local landowner's daughter, Anne Isabella Milbanke, was married at Seaham Hall to Lord Byron, on 2 January 1815. Byron began writing his Hebrew Melodies at Seaham and they were published in April 1815. It would seem that Byron was bored in…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8400, -1.3400
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Seaham
- Postcode
- SR7 7DW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham — 0.4 km
Sources
Other places nearby
Seaham Harbour railway station
Mines & mining heritage · 0.3 km
Seaham railway station
Heritage railway stations · 0.4 km
World War II Howitzer
Public art & sculpture · 0.5 km
George Elmy Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.5 km
Seaham War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.5 km
Tommy
Memorials & monuments · 0.5 km
1101
Heritage railway stations · 0.5 km
Formerly, The Londonderry Offices
Memorials & monuments · 0.5 km
The Brothers
Heritage railway stations · 0.6 km
Theatre Royal, Seaham
Theatres · 0.6 km
Empire Theatre, Seaham
Theatres · 0.7 km
Princess Theatre, Seaham
Theatres · 0.7 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seaham?
- Seaham is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR7 7DW), in the parish of Seaham.
- What is Seaham?
- Seaham in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Seaham?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR7 7DW.
- Is Seaham a protected site?
- Yes — Seaham is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumbria Coast Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Seaham?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR7 7DW.