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Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House

England
List entry 1018230
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018230
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.27 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 16629 40559
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hedleyhill Colliery coke works is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 500 metres south-west of Hazlet House in Durham, England. The site represents the industrial heritage of the region's coal and coke production, reflecting the development of fuel processing technology during the industrial period. The coke works would have formed part of the broader extractive and manufacturing landscape that characterised Durham's coalfield during its period of operation. The monument's designation recognises its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of industrial activity in this area.

Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018230. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House?

Hedleyhill Colliery coke works is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 500 metres south-west of Hazlet House in Durham, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House?

Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018230.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Steads camp (2.4 km), Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall (4.5 km), Coke ovens at Inkerman Farm (5.1 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Castle Steads camp
2.4 km
Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
4.5 km
Coke ovens at Inkerman Farm
5.1 km
Remains of Roman aqueduct
5.8 km
Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
5.9 km
Harperley Working Camp, World War II prisoner of war camp at Craigside
6.5 km
Old Hall
7.5 km
Binchester Roman fort (Vinovia)
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House

Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House

Battle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~5.8 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~14.7 miles
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