Centre of Esh Winning

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Centre of Esh Winning

Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 10 Jul 2013

Looking SW from Durham Road down Station View. Esh Winning is a large ex mining village west of Durham City, and was founded in the 1850s to service the new colliery here. It takes its name from the old village of Esh on the valley top a couple of kilometres away to the north.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.769236
Longitude
-1.704648