Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Shotton Colliery
Shotton Colliery in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
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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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.
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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.
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- Coordinates
- 54.7598, -1.3942
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Shotton
- Postcode
- DH6 2HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
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, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7598°, -1.3942°.