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Typical of the many modern housing estates growing up round the old colliery villages of County Durham.
©Oliver Dixon
Dist:0.1km<br/>Quarry House Lane, leading into the village of East Rainton. The stone at the side of the road incorporates the village name sign.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.2km<br/>Set in a large open space on Quarry House Lane.
©Oliver Dixon
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©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.3km<br/>Row of bungalows at the top of North Street, East Rainton.
©Oliver Dixon
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Olde Ships Inn in the village of East Rainton.
©Malc McDonald
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©Alexander P Kapp
Dist:0.4km<br/>A public footpath near the village of East Rainton. Houses on the edge of the village are in the background.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.4km<br/>A sign for a public footpath near East Rainton.
©Malc McDonald
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©Alexander P Kapp
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©Alexander P Kapp
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©Alexander P Kapp
Dist:0.5km<br/>A bench in the village of East Rainton. The road was once the main road linking Durham with Sunderland, until a by-pass was built. In the distance, the main road can be seen cutting through a hillside above Houghton-le-Spring.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.5km<br/>The Great North Forest is a long term government-backed project (inaugurated in 1990) to restore and revitalise the countryside round the towns of the north-east. http://www.necf.org.uk/index.php?pageId=8 The Great North Forest Trail is a 105Km circular trail which links up many parts of this geographically fragmented scheme. This section runs on what was probably the line of an old railway. Note the cycle "A" frame access control and the very low gate which horses can step over but which hopefully present an insuperable obstacle to motor bikes.
©Oliver Dixon

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