Village in Northumberland, England
Pegswood
Pegswood is a historic mining village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, and the site of the former Pegswood Colliery.
Pegswood is two miles (3 km) east of Morpeth and three miles (5 km) west of Ashington, with a population of around 3,280. Pegswood is on a small hill above the valley in which Morpeth is situated, close to the River Wansbeck and to the small stream Brocks Burn.
How locals move
Getting around Pegswood the local way
- Get inGateshead Bus 19 runs hourly from North Shields pier (for South Shields ferry), taking an hour via Percy and Seaton Delaval.
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