Shotton Colliery
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.761, -1.392 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 39 40 |
Shotton Colliery in County Durham is a compact former coal‑mining village that grew up around the local pit and its associated terraces and community buildings. It sits close to Peterlee and is a short drive from the Durham coast around Seaham and the city of Durham, so it combines a semi‑rural setting with easy links to larger towns.
The village still carries a strong mining legacy in its social life and built environment, with local clubs, memorials and a sense of shared history among long‑standing families. Like many former pit villages it faced economic challenges after colliery closures, and in recent years has seen modest regeneration and a shift towards commuting, light industry and community‑led projects to sustain local services and identity.
Postcode districts covering Shotton Colliery
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 19 miles
- Sunderland 9.5 miles
- Middlesbrough 15.5 miles
- Darlington 17.1 miles
- Hartlepool 9.6 miles
- South Shields 15.2 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 13.5 miles
- Gateshead 14.7 miles
- Washington 10.8 miles
- Durham 7.1 miles
- Wallsend 17.4 miles
- Newburn 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shotton Parish 0.4 miles
- Shotton and South Hetton Ward 1.3 miles
- Wheatley Hill Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Easington Village Parish 1.7 miles
- Peterlee West Ward 1.7 miles
- Haswell Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Peterlee Built-up area 2 miles
- Passfield Ward 2 miles
- Thornley Built-up area 2 miles
- Wingate Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Castle Eden Parish 2.5 miles
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Shotton Colliery
DH6 2HY, DH6 2HX, DH6 2XT, DH6 2HW, DH6 2LY, DH6 2LA, DH6 2QW, DH6 2JZ, DH6 2JL … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 17.5 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 22.5 miles
- Seaham 5.6 miles
- Durham Railway Station 7.7 miles
Hotels near Shotton Colliery Ad
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 2.4 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 5.7 miles
- Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.2 miles
- The Highfield Hotel 5.7 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 7.9 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- 61 Durham 4 4.4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 7.5 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 7.7 miles
Schools in Shotton Colliery
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton Primary
- Shotton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 3.1 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 5.8 miles
- University of Durham University 7.5 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 8.3 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 8.7 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 9.1 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 10.6 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 10.8 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 10.9 miles
- Windlestone Country house 11 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 11.3 miles