Hamsterley is a village in
County Durham, England.
It is situated to the north of
Consett and borders the hamlet of
Low Westwood.
Colliery
It was known until recently as Hamsterley Colliery, after the large mining colliery situated to the south of the village by the south banks of the River Derwent. The colliery, halfway between Hamsterley and
High Westwood
High Westwood is an English village in County Durham, a few miles to the north of Consett, near Ebchester and Hamsterley, Consett, Hamsterley. It once had a colliery and coke works.
Past and present
Once a thriving industrial village, High Westw ...
, had opened in 1864 and closed on 2 February 1968.
Homonymous
Hamsterley Hall was the birthplace of the hunting novelist
Robert Smith Surtees
Robert Smith Surtees (17 May 180516 March 1864) was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is reme ...
, author of ''Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities''. One of two villages of this name in County Durham, Hamsterley should not be confused with the larger village of
Hamsterley, near
Bishop Auckland, 20 miles to the south.
References
External links
Villages in County Durham
Consett
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