Egglesburn

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Egglesburn
Location within County Durham
OS grid reference NY984245
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Post town DARLINGTON
Postcode district DL12
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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]

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References

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