Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Shotton Colliery
In or near Deaf Hill.
Shotton Colliery in England North East, United Kingdom.
Carol Rose — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Horden · 5.6 km
About
Shotton Colliery 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
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shotton Colliery is a village in County Durham, England. The civil parish of Shotton includes Shotton Colliery village and an area to the west, south and east, but is bordered by the A19 road to the east and does not include the village of Old Shotton which is to the east of that road and forms part of the town of Peterlee. It has a parish council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Old Shotton can be traced back as far as 900 AD, when it was known as Scitton, which in Old English means 'of the Scots', The village name was first recorded in 1165 as 'Sottun'. By the 16th century, when Easington was under the control of Prince Bishops, the village had become known as Shotton. In 1756, the Brandlings built Shotton Hall and this eventually passed through marriage to the Burdon family.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7598, -1.3942
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Shotton
- Postcode
- DH6 2HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Nearest railway station
- Horden — 5.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7502599 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shotton Colliery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shotton Colliery?
- Shotton Colliery is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH6 2HY), in the parish of Shotton.
- What is Shotton Colliery?
- Shotton Colliery in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shotton Colliery?
- The nearest railway station is Horden, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH6 2HY.
- Is Shotton Colliery a protected site?
- Yes — Shotton Colliery is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Shotton Colliery?
- The nearest railway station is Horden, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH6 2HY.