Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Whitburn Colliery
In or near Cleadon.
Whitburn Colliery in England North East, United Kingdom.
Ray Crowther — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chichester · 3.7 km
About
Whitburn 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
Whitburn Colliery was a coal mine located about three miles south of South Shields, North East England, located on the North Sea coast.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Marsden was originally a small village, consisting of farms, a few cottages and a lighthouse at Souter Point. Local industry consisted of a small limestone quarry.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9780, -1.3766
- District
- South Tyneside
- Parish
- South Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE34 7BS
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shields
- Nearest railway station
- Chichester — 3.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7994155 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whitburn Colliery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitburn Colliery?
- Whitburn Colliery is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE34 7BS), in the parish of South Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Whitburn Colliery?
- Whitburn Colliery in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Whitburn Colliery?
- The nearest railway station is Chichester, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE34 7BS.
- Is Whitburn Colliery a protected site?
- Yes — Whitburn Colliery is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Whitburn Colliery?
- The nearest railway station is Chichester, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE34 7BS.