Egglesburn Explained

Official Name:Egglesburn
Country:England
Region:North East England
Unitary England:County Durham
Lieutenancy England:County Durham
Post Town:DARLINGTON
Postcode Area:DL
Postcode District:DL12
Os Grid Reference:NY984245
Coordinates:54.616°N -2.026°W
Static Image Name:Egglesburn Baptist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 21802.jpg
Static Image Caption:Egglesburn Baptist Chapel

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Egglesburn Wood. Explore Woodlands. Woodlands Trust. 19 September 2015.