Co. Durham A-Z ~ U = Ushaw Moor Traditional Cache
Us 4 and Jess: Cache removed and archived
Co. Durham A-Z ~ U = Ushaw Moor
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(small)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
Parking in Ushaw Moor Picnic area at N 54 46 781 W001 39 691
Followed by a short walk along the river in a very pretty area.
Parish registers suggests that the settlement dates to a least the sixteenth century. The village existed in a largely agricultural state, with a windmill being its one feature up till the nineteenth century.
In 1858 a drift mine was established at Ushaw Moor Colliery selling coal on the landsale system. This was purchased in 1879 by Henry Chaytor of Witton Castle. During his tenure there was a large strike, following the deliberate sacking of an elected union leader in 1881. The strike was ended when a number of policemen were bought into the village to evict the strikers and their families; it should be noted that such treatment was not uncommon in those times. Mr Chaytor, sick of the years of industrial unrest, sold Ushaw Moor colliery to Pease & Partners in 1883. From this time, the workmen and community had an easier life, the new owners helping rather than opposing them. However, Ushaw Moor colliery closed in 1960, as part of the collapse of the Durham coal fields.
In the last thirty years it has grown and become the centre of the Deerness Valley, becoming unusually prosperous where most pit villages have struggled. Good links with Durham and Newcastle and good local schools and amenities has meant it is very popular with first time buyers.
Co. Durham A-Z.............,V,W,X,Y,Z and a bonus cache coming soon mwhahahah
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va orgjrra 2 uneq cynprf..
Treasures
You'll collect a digital Treasure from one of these collections when you find and log this geocache:
Loading Treasures