Trimdon Colliery
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.719, -1.408 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 38 36 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Trimdon Colliery is a small former pit village in rural County Durham in the north‑east of England, set a few miles inland from the Durham coast and close to neighbouring Trimdon settlements. The village grew up around coal extraction and sits amid rolling farmland and reclaimed industrial land, giving a mix of residential streets, pockets of woodland and reminders of its industrial past.
As with many former mining communities in the north‑east, there is a strong local identity rooted in mining heritage, visible in memorials, social clubs and community activity, while the local economy has shifted towards commuting, small businesses and public‑sector jobs. It remains a quiet, community‑centred place with good links to nearby towns and the wider Sedgefield area.
Postcode districts covering Trimdon Colliery
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 21.3 miles
- Sunderland 12.4 miles
- Middlesbrough 13.3 miles
- Darlington 14.2 miles
- Hartlepool 8.5 miles
- South Shields 18.1 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 10.8 miles
- Gateshead 17 miles
- Washington 13.2 miles
- Durham 7.6 miles
- Wallsend 20 miles
- Newburn 22.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Trimdon Foundry Parish 0.4 miles
- Trimdon Grange Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 1 mile
- Trimdon Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wingate Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wheatley Hill Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hutton Henry Parish 2 miles
- Thornley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Kelloe Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Castle Eden Parish 2.7 miles
- Fishburn Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Sheraton with Hulam Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Trimdon Colliery
TS29 6DA, TS29 6DH, TS29 6DP, TS29 6BB, TS29 6DB, TS29 6DF, TS29 6BX, TS29 6AE, TS29 6AJ … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 14.5 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 24.7 miles
- Durham Railway Station 8.1 miles
- Hartlepool Railway Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Trimdon Colliery Ad
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 4.7 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 4.2 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.5 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 4.5 miles
- The Impeccable Pig 4.8 miles
- Hallgarth Manor House 3.5 5.7 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 6.8 miles
- Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel 3 4.6 miles
Schools in Trimdon Colliery
- Deaf Hill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 4.2 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 5.5 miles
- University of Durham University 7.6 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 8.1 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 8.6 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 8.7 miles
- Windlestone Country house 8.8 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 9.8 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 10.2 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 10.6 miles
- Teesport Harbour 11.9 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 12.4 miles