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Egglesburn

Coordinates: 54°36′58″N 2°01′34″W / 54.616°N 2.026°W / 54.616; -2.026
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Egglesburn
Egglesburn Baptist Chapel
Egglesburn is located in County Durham
Egglesburn
Egglesburn
Location within County Durham
OS grid referenceNY984245
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDARLINGTON
Postcode districtDL12
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°36′58″N 2°01′34″W / 54.616°N 2.026°W / 54.616; -2.026

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Egglesburn Wood". Explore Woodlands. Woodlands Trust. Retrieved 19 September 2015.