Herrington Country Park, near Sunderland
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Herrington Country Park, near Sunderland
Image: © Malc McDonald Taken: 29 Aug 2011
Herrington Country Park has been created on the site of a former colliery. The colliery closed in 1985. The Penshaw Monument stands on a hilltop in the distance. More information about the Herrington Country Park can be found on the websites of Sunderland City Council http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2441 and Keep Britain Tidy http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/GreenFlag/GreenFlagAwardSites/NorthEast/Default.aspx?parkID=301
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Image Location
Latitude
54.871704
Longitude
-1.472342