Cornsay Colliery
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Cornsay Colliery is a village in County Durham
, England
. It is situated a few miles to the west of Durham
, close to Cornsay
, Quebec
and Esh Winning
.
Regarding Cornsay Colliery, the following is taken from History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham published by Francis Whellan & Company in 1894:
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated a few miles to the west of Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, close to Cornsay
Cornsay
Cornsay is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a four miles to the south of Consett. The central village consisting of seventeen dwellings, including four farms. The farms North, South, East & West Farm, formerly belonged to Ushaw College for the training of...
, Quebec
Quebec, County Durham
Quebec is a small village in County Durham, in North East England. Once a coal mining village, it is situated west of the city of Durham, and close to the villages of Esh, Cornsay Colliery, Esh Winning and Langley Park. The village has a public house, the Hamsteels Inn, a hotel, Hamsteels Hall, a...
and Esh Winning
Esh Winning
Esh Winning is a village, and location of a former colliery, in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Deerness Valley to the west of Durham...
.
Regarding Cornsay Colliery, the following is taken from History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham published by Francis Whellan & Company in 1894: