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Low Etherley


Low Etherley is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Bishop Auckland.

In 1825 the opened a horse-drawn branch line, the Etherley Incline Railway, from West Auckland to serve Witton Park Colliery, north of Etherley. This line passed through Low Etherley, where it was worked by a cable-hauled incline powered by a stationary steam engine.

Coordinates: 54°39′N 1°44′W / 54.650°N 1.733°W / 54.650; -1.733


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