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Sports Archive.

Bishop Auckland, Rifle Range

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Last Updated:

3 Feb 2023

Shooting

Home Teams & Clubs:

Opened:

Closed:

19th c

1900s

Reclaimed

Condition:

Bishop Auckland

54.664170, -1.695376

NEHL - A Rifle Range was constructed on the banks of the Wear utilising an old clay pit for targets. Distance markers totalling 550 yards were placed from the clay pits at Newton Cap to the banks where a pavilion stood. All has been demolished, though the remains of the clay pits can be seen.

Ordnance Survey

'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844

'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844

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