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Butterby Oxbow
Butterby Oxbow in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Butterby Oxbow 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
Butterby Oxbow is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It consists of a former meander of the River Wear which was isolated from the main river in 1811 when, to reduce flooding in the area, a new channel was constructed across the neck of the meander. It is located about 3 km south of the centre of Durham and 1.2 km north of the nearest village, Croxdale. The site is notable for the succession series of swamp, fen and fen-carr which has developed and which is rarely found as a complete sequence in the county. It is locally important as a roosting and wintering area for wildfowl.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7456, -1.5736
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Croxdale and Hett
- Postcode
- DH6 5JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Established
- 1957
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5002856 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Butterby Oxbow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Butterby Oxbow?
- Butterby Oxbow is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH6 5JN), in the parish of Croxdale and Hett.
- When was Butterby Oxbow built?
- Built or established in 1957.
- How do I get to Butterby Oxbow?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH6 5JN. It sits within the Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor parliamentary constituency.