Sherburn Hill
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.775, -1.48 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 33 42 |
| Population: | 1,202 |
Sherburn Hill is a small former colliery village in County Durham, in the north-east England region, lying just east of the larger village of Sherburn and a few miles from the city of Durham. Perched on a modest rise, it was shaped by the Durham Coalfield and the 19th- and 20th-century colliery that led to the rows of miners’ terraces and local institutions such as working men’s clubs and chapels.
Since the pits closed, Sherburn Hill has become largely residential, with many people commuting to nearby towns while village life centres on local amenities, clubs and community events. Visible reminders of its industrial past sit alongside farmland and reclaimed industrial land, giving the place a mixed rural and industrial heritage and a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Sherburn Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 16.6 miles
- Sunderland 8.9 miles
- Middlesbrough 18.1 miles
- Darlington 17 miles
- Hartlepool 13 miles
- South Shields 14.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 15.5 miles
- Gateshead 12.3 miles
- Washington 8.8 miles
- Durham 3.4 miles
- Wallsend 15.7 miles
- Newburn 17.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shadforth Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Sherburn Built-up area 1 mile
- High Pittington Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Pittington Parish 1.2 miles
- Sherburn Village Parish 1.3 miles
- Hetton le Hill Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Thornley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Shincliffe Parish 2.4 miles
- Belmont Parish 2.5 miles
- Haswell Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Shotton and South Hetton Ward 2.7 miles
- High Shincliffe Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Sherburn Hill
DH6 1PE, DH6 1QJ, DH6 1PJ, DH6 1HG, DH6 1PS, DH6 1PR, DH6 1PH, DH6 1HH, DH6 1QL … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 18.5 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 20 miles
- Durham Railway Station 4 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Sherburn Hill Ad
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 3.6 miles
- Hallgarth Manor House 3.5 0.9 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 1.2 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 2.8 miles
- Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 2 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 2.3 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 3.7 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 3.9 miles
- The City 3.7 miles
- Highfield Hotel 3.4 miles
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 4 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 6.1 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.7 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 7.4 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- Windlestone Country house 9.6 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 9.7 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 10.3 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 10.8 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 12.2 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 12.3 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 12.7 miles