Newbottle
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Newbottle is a village in North East England, lying directly between Durham and Sunderland, one and a half miles north of Houghton-le-Spring. The village occupies an elevated position and is accessed from three sides up a steep bank.
Neighbouring villages / areas include Grasswell (between Newbottle and Houghton le Spring), Shiney Row (between Newbottle and Washington, Tyne and Wear), Herrington Burn (between Newbottle and Shiney Row) and Success/Philadelphia (between Newbottle and Herrington Burn).
The name Newbottle derives from the Saxon 'New Battle' meaning 'new settlement'. The local church, St Matthews, dates from 1850. The village centre is a designated conservation area.
Neighbouring villages / areas include Grasswell (between Newbottle and Houghton le Spring), Shiney Row (between Newbottle and Washington, Tyne and Wear), Herrington Burn (between Newbottle and Shiney Row) and Success/Philadelphia (between Newbottle and Herrington Burn).
The name Newbottle derives from the Saxon 'New Battle' meaning 'new settlement'. The local church, St Matthews, dates from 1850. The village centre is a designated conservation area.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbottle,_Tyne_and_Wear
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Coordinates: 54°51'19"N 1°28'30"W
- Hetton-le-Hole 2.6 km
- Bearpark 13 km
- South Stanley 14 km
- Ushaw Moor 14 km
- Brandon, County Durham 15 km
- Annfield Plain 18 km
- Rowlands Gill 21 km
- Willington 22 km
- Stocksfield 30 km
- Brompton-on-Swale 52 km
- Lambton Leisure Park 4 km
- Sharpley Golf Course 4.8 km
- Lumley Castle Golf Club 5.2 km
- North Lodge 6.4 km
- Ramside Hall Golf Course 6.9 km
- "The Council Houses" 7.2 km
- Drum Industrial Estate 7.4 km
- Belmont 8.5 km
- Framwellgate Moor 10 km
- Durham University 11 km