Egglesburn

Last updated

Egglesburn
Egglesburn Baptist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 21802.jpg
Egglesburn Baptist Chapel
Durham UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Egglesburn
Location within County Durham
OS grid reference NY984245
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DARLINGTON
Postcode district DL12
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°36′58″N2°01′34″W / 54.616°N 2.026°W / 54.616; -2.026

Egglesburn is a village in County Durham, Northern England. It is in the Teesdale, Mickleton is on opposite bank of the River Tees.

In the 1960s Durham County Council bought a former sand and gravel quarry which they turned into a wild life reserve. It is now the woodland known as Egglesburn Wood and open as a public recreation area. [1]

References

  1. "Egglesburn Wood". Explore Woodlands. Woodlands Trust. Retrieved 19 September 2015.