Egglesburn is a village in County Durham, Northern England. It is in the Teesdale, Mickleton is on opposite bank of the River Tees.
Egglesburn | |
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![]() Egglesburn Baptist Chapel | |
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 |
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
edit- ^ "Egglesburn Wood". Explore Woodlands. Woodlands Trust. Retrieved 19 September 2015.