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Broom Hill County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

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Place	Broom Hill
Traditional County	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.885100
Longitude	-1.833570
Place Type	Hamlet

About Broom Hill

Broom Hill emerges as a modest collection of dwellings caught between the industrial echoes of the Derwent Valley and the quiet ascent of the Durham hills. It lies 2.2 miles north of Consett (from Consett: bearing 360°T, OS grid NZ 107 544), and is situated north-north-west of Medomsley Edge village. The namesake high ground of Broom Hill rises sharply just to the east, casting a long, cooling shadow that dictates the temperament of the afternoon light. A short distance to the north, the Ebchester Station Picnic Site offers a grassy threshold where the old railway lines once pulsed with the movement of coal and iron. The surrounding topography remains defined by these former veins of trade, now softened by a persistent, encroaching greenery that reclaims the spoil heaps. One might trace the ancient Roman influence in the nearby earthworks of Vindomora, where the ghosts of a strategic outpost still linger in the silent, measured contours of the soil. Throughout Broom Hill, the air carries a crisp, northern clarity, undisturbed by the modern clamour that often attends more populous districts. Residents often look towards the horizon, where the land falls away into the valley, revealing a landscape that maintains a stoic, unvarnished grace regardless of the season.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Broom Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.1 mi, 062° ENE
Ebchester Station Picnic Site (Park) — 0.2 mi, 007° N
Summerson's Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 316° NW
Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman Station (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 340° NNW · 2 ha
Shotley Bridge Station Picnic Area (Park) — 0.7 mi, 200° SSW
Quarry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 165° SSE
Crosswheel Crag Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 297° WNW
Snow's Green Burn (River) — 1.1 mi, 223° SW
Derwent Dale (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 218° SW
Mereburn Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 271° W
Bairn's Gill (River) — 1.7 mi, 058° ENE
Bradley Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 118° ESE
Derwentcote Steel Cementation Furnace, Iron Finery Forge And Drift Coal Mine (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 049° NE · 2 ha
The Roxy (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 147° SSE
Leadgate Maze viewing platform (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 137° SE
Jolly Drovers Maze (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 133° SE
The Empire Cinema (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 178° S
The Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 178° S
Hamsterley Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 2.3 mi, 072° ENE
Collierley Chapel (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 090° E
Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 059° ENE
Old Hot Metal Carriage (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 189° S
Strother Hills Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 054° NE · 9 ha
Derwent Gorge & Horsleyhope Ravine Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.8 mi, 221° SW · 83 ha
Derwent Gorge And Muggleswick Woods (National Nature Reserve) — 4.8 mi, 222° SW · 69 ha
Remains of Monastic Grange (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 235° SW
Lime kiln at Lead Mill (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 224° SW
Gibside (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 5.0 mi, 065° ENE · 204 ha
Column of Liberty (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 057° ENE
Bradley Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.4 mi, 011° N · 44 ha

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