1. Home
  2. England
  3. Northumbria
  4. Sunderland
  5. Durham
  6. Burdon

Burdon

Settlement in Durham

England

Burdon

Site of Seaton Station The railway is now a path having closed in 1991. South of here the gradient is quite harsh for a railway.
Site of Seaton Station Credit: Richard Webb

Burdon is a small village located in County Durham, in the northeast of England. Situated approximately 5 miles south of Sunderland and 8 miles east of Durham, Burdon is known for its picturesque countryside and tranquil atmosphere.

The village is surrounded by rolling hills, green fields, and wooded areas, making it an ideal location for nature enthusiasts and those seeking a peaceful retreat. The nearby Burdon Moor offers stunning views and opportunities for outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and birdwatching.

Historically, Burdon was an agricultural village, and remnants of its farming past can still be seen today. The village features a number of charming cottages and farmhouses, alongside a small church, St. Mary's, which dates back to the 12th century.

Despite its small size, Burdon benefits from being centrally located, with good transport links to nearby towns and cities. The A19 road runs close by, providing easy access to Sunderland, Durham, and other parts of the region. The village is also served by regular bus services, connecting residents to surrounding areas.

While Burdon may not offer a wide range of amenities within the village itself, the nearby towns of Sunderland and Durham provide a variety of shops, restaurants, and entertainment options. This allows residents of Burdon to enjoy the peacefulness of village life while still having access to urban conveniences.

Overall, Burdon is a charming village that offers a quiet and idyllic setting, making it an attractive place to live for those seeking a rural lifestyle within easy reach of larger towns and cities.

Show me another place!

If you have any feedback on the listing, please let us know in the comments section below.

Burdon Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.855099/-1.395502 or Grid Reference NZ3851. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Site of Seaton Station The railway is now a path having closed in 1991. South of here the gradient is quite harsh for a railway.
Site of Seaton Station
The railway is now a path having closed in 1991. South of here the gradient is quite harsh for a railway.
Seaton Plantation Young trees between the railway trackbed and the established Seaton Plantation. I was amazed at how steep the trackbed was here. This is the notorious Seaton Bank, scene of a fatality with a runaway train in the 1890s and one of the steepest gradients on the railway network. It was originally cable hauled.
Seaton Plantation
Young trees between the railway trackbed and the established Seaton Plantation. I was amazed at how steep the trackbed was here. This is the notorious Seaton Bank, scene of a fatality with a runaway train in the 1890s and one of the steepest gradients on the railway network. It was originally cable hauled.
Seaton Community Centre
Seaton Community Centre
Seaton 1st railway station (site), County Durham Opened sometime between 1837 and 1858 (early railway records can be murky!) on what became the North Eastern Railway's line from Sunderland to Stockton via Murton, this station closed to passengers sometime in the 1870s when a new station was opened much closer to Seaton, around 800m north of here. View south along the track-bed towards Murton and Stockton, also Durham. Little is known about the station and no trace apparently remains. The track-bed is now a public footpath.
Seaton 1st railway station (site), County Durham
Opened sometime between 1837 and 1858 (early railway records can be murky!) on what became the North Eastern Railway's line from Sunderland to Stockton via Murton, this station closed to passengers sometime in the 1870s when a new station was opened much closer to Seaton, around 800m north of here. View south along the track-bed towards Murton and Stockton, also Durham. Little is known about the station and no trace apparently remains. The track-bed is now a public footpath.
Ryhope Pumping Station The two boilers by W & J Galloway of Manchester and built in 1908. The closest is in steam but the further one was clearly empty.
Ryhope Pumping Station
The two boilers by W & J Galloway of Manchester and built in 1908. The closest is in steam but the further one was clearly empty.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the beam floor This site is now a museum. This shows the beams of the two Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868. The beams are each 33' long between end centres and weigh 22 tons. This view is from the crank end of the beams with the parallel motion operating the well pumps with a stroke of 10' 8". The connecting rod picks up inboard of the pumps with an 8' stroke to the crank.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the beam floor
This site is now a museum. This shows the beams of the two Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868. The beams are each 33' long between end centres and weigh 22 tons. This view is from the crank end of the beams with the parallel motion operating the well pumps with a stroke of 10' 8". The connecting rod picks up inboard of the pumps with an 8' stroke to the crank.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion. Also seen is the upper valve chest with its Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform
This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion. Also seen is the upper valve chest with its Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion of one engine. Also seen is the upper valve chest with its Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve. The rod on the right disappearing through a hole in the platform drives a pump in the staple well with a 10' 8" stroke. The engines lifted in two stages with the pump at the crank end of the beam lifting water to a level 130' below the engine house and the staple well pump then completing the lift to the ground level reservoir. This maintained balance around the beam's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform
This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion of one engine. Also seen is the upper valve chest with its Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve. The rod on the right disappearing through a hole in the platform drives a pump in the staple well with a 10' 8" stroke. The engines lifted in two stages with the pump at the crank end of the beam lifting water to a level 130' below the engine house and the staple well pump then completing the lift to the ground level reservoir. This maintained balance around the beam's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion of both engine. Also seen are the upper valve chests with their Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve. The rods disappearing through a hole in the platform drive pumps in the staple wells with a 10' 8" stroke. The engines lifted in two stages with the pump at the crank end of the beam lifting water to a level 130' below the engine house and the staple well pump then completing the lift to the ground level reservoir. This maintained balance around the beam's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the packing platform
This preserved waterworks has a pair of Woolf compound beam pumping engines built by R & W Hawthorn in 1868 and running until 1967. This shows the packing platform with the cylinder heads and parallel motion of both engine. Also seen are the upper valve chests with their Cornish drop valves. The cylinders are - high pressure 27.5" x 5' 4" and low pressure 45" x 8'. The engines used steam at 35 psi at the stop valve. The rods disappearing through a hole in the platform drive pumps in the staple wells with a 10' 8" stroke. The engines lifted in two stages with the pump at the crank end of the beam lifting water to a level 130' below the engine house and the staple well pump then completing the lift to the ground level reservoir. This maintained balance around the beam's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - boiler feed pump An inverted vertical duplex steam feed pump by Joseph Evans of Wolverhampton, works No. 10465. The slide valve cylinders are 5" x 5" and the flywheel is 30" diameter. The frames around the connecting rods and cranks result in this type of pump being termed a 'banjo pump'.
Ryhope Pumping Station - boiler feed pump
An inverted vertical duplex steam feed pump by Joseph Evans of Wolverhampton, works No. 10465. The slide valve cylinders are 5" x 5" and the flywheel is 30" diameter. The frames around the connecting rods and cranks result in this type of pump being termed a 'banjo pump'.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the cylinders and valve gear This preserved pumping station contains two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn. This shows the cylinders of one engine with the high pressure (27.5" x 5'4") to the right of the low pressure (45" x 8'). Also included is the lower valve chest with four Cornish drop valves and the hand starting levers for upper and lower valve chests. This arrangement is similar to that at Claymills Victorian Pumping Station.
Ryhope Pumping Station - the cylinders and valve gear
This preserved pumping station contains two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn. This shows the cylinders of one engine with the high pressure (27.5" x 5'4") to the right of the low pressure (45" x 8'). Also included is the lower valve chest with four Cornish drop valves and the hand starting levers for upper and lower valve chests. This arrangement is similar to that at Claymills Victorian Pumping Station.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engines This shows the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engines
This shows the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
Ryhope Pumping Station - flywheel and governor This building contains two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head. This shows part of the flywheel and the Watt type conical pendulum governor. The latter is driven from the crankshaft that is below the driving floor level. The curved rack inside the flywheel's rim is for barring the engine round with a long crowbar acting against the spokes. At least one spoke is always over the rack.
Ryhope Pumping Station - flywheel and governor
This building contains two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head. This shows part of the flywheel and the Watt type conical pendulum governor. The latter is driven from the crankshaft that is below the driving floor level. The curved rack inside the flywheel's rim is for barring the engine round with a long crowbar acting against the spokes. At least one spoke is always over the rack.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engine This shows one of the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engine
This shows one of the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engine This shows part of one of the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head. This is a view down the main well with the 4' throw crank in the foreground. Beyond is the drive to the main well pump with its 10' 8" stroke. This pump lifted the water from about 250' below the engine house floor to 130' below the floor from where it flowed to the staple well at the opposite end of the engine. A pump at the other end of the engine then lifted it to the reservoir at ground level. Having pumps at each end balanced the loading across the engine's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engine
This shows part of one of the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head. This is a view down the main well with the 4' throw crank in the foreground. Beyond is the drive to the main well pump with its 10' 8" stroke. This pump lifted the water from about 250' below the engine house floor to 130' below the floor from where it flowed to the staple well at the opposite end of the engine. A pump at the other end of the engine then lifted it to the reservoir at ground level. Having pumps at each end balanced the loading across the engine's centre.
Ryhope Pumping Station What can one say! This has been described as "The finest industrial monument in the north-east". Victorian waterworks with preserved and workable beam engines and Lancashire boilers.
Ryhope Pumping Station
What can one say! This has been described as "The finest industrial monument in the north-east". Victorian waterworks with preserved and workable beam engines and Lancashire boilers.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch This preserved former waterworks pumping station has two steam winches. One is hidden under the entrance stairs and rarely seen but this one is on the beam floor and seen by all who venture up there. It is a horizontal duplex geared winch modelled on a traction engine type layout. It was installed c1914 and is by an unknown maker. The slide valve cylinders are c9" x 12" and the flywheel (hidden by the green cover) is 5' diameter.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch
This preserved former waterworks pumping station has two steam winches. One is hidden under the entrance stairs and rarely seen but this one is on the beam floor and seen by all who venture up there. It is a horizontal duplex geared winch modelled on a traction engine type layout. It was installed c1914 and is by an unknown maker. The slide valve cylinders are c9" x 12" and the flywheel (hidden by the green cover) is 5' diameter.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch This preserved former waterworks pumping station has two steam winches. One is hidden under the entrance stairs and rarely seen but this one is on the beam floor and seen by all who venture up there. It is a horizontal duplex geared winch modelled on a traction engine type layout. It was installed c1914 and is by an unknown maker. The slide valve cylinders are c9" x 12" and the flywheel (hidden by the green cover) is 5' diameter.
Ryhope Pumping Station - steam winch
This preserved former waterworks pumping station has two steam winches. One is hidden under the entrance stairs and rarely seen but this one is on the beam floor and seen by all who venture up there. It is a horizontal duplex geared winch modelled on a traction engine type layout. It was installed c1914 and is by an unknown maker. The slide valve cylinders are c9" x 12" and the flywheel (hidden by the green cover) is 5' diameter.
Show me another place!

Burdon is located at Grid Ref: NZ3851 (Lat: 54.855099, Lng: -1.395502)

Unitary Authority: Sunderland

Police Authority: Northumbria

What 3 Words

///shall.bars.young. Near Ryhope, Tyne & Wear

Nearby Locations

Howly Hill Burdon Burdon

Related Wikis

Burdon
Burdon

Burdon is a village and civil parish in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is south of the city centre. The north-west of the parish...

Cherry Knowle Hospital
Cherry Knowle Hospital

Cherry Knowle Hospital was a mental health facility in Ryhope, Tyne and Wear, England. It was managed by the South of Tyne and Wearside Mental Health NHS...

Old Burdon
Old Burdon

Old Burdon is a village in County Durham, England.

Seaton, County Durham
Seaton, County Durham

Seaton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is on the A19 road south of Sunderland. It is located approximately 2 miles west of Seaham The village...

New Silksworth
New Silksworth

Silksworth is a suburb of the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The area can be distinguished into two parts, old Silksworth, the original village and...

Ryhope Engines Museum
Ryhope Engines Museum

The Ryhope Engines Museum is a visitor attraction in the Ryhope suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The Grade II* listed building is a popular...

Doxford Park
Doxford Park

Doxford Park (known locally as Doxy Park) is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, located to the south-west of the city centre. Once part of the historical...

Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C.
Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C.

Ryhope Colliery Welfare Football Club were an association football club based in Ryhope, Sunderland, in England. == History == The club was founded by...

Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 54.855099,-1.395502
Burdon
Created By: POI Editor
Is In: UK,England,County Durham
Place: hamlet
Source: npe
Wikidata: Q2481760
Lat/Long: 54.8560935/-1.3959527
OpenStreetMap
Google Maps
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 54.8574106/-1.4014678
OpenStreetMap
Google Maps
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 54.8563652/-1.4023601
OpenStreetMap
Google Maps
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 54.8584399/-1.4005719
OpenStreetMap
Google Maps
The data included in this document is from www.openstreetmap.org. The data is made available under ODbL.
Burdiehouse Midlothian
Burdon Moor Durham

Have you been to Burdon?

Leave your review of Burdon below (or comments, questions and feedback).

© 2024 UK Place Database | Privacy