Riseburn

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Riseburn was a short-lived village in County Durham, situated south of Middridge and close to Eden Pit. It consisted of three terraces and a Primitive Methodist Chapel. [1]

Riseburn was built in the late nineteenth century, but only survived until the 1940s.

Today, little if any trace remains of Riseburn.

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References

  1. "Come friendly bombs and fall on...Eden".

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