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Cricket
The Hilly, Cricket Ground
54.746156, -1.436749
Thornley
Opened:
Unknown
Closed:
Unknown
Reclaimed
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
14 Mar 2024
HER Description
NEHL - Through photographic evidence, we know cricket matches were held at The Hilly before it was landscaped and filled in, before the 60s. A photograph held by the Durham Archives shows the match taking place between two large hills, the furthest likely being The Hilly.
It's not known which team if any played here, though there was a Thornley Colliery Welfare CC playing at this time.
Ordnance Survey, 1897
Photograph of a cricket match at The Hilly. Source: Durham County Council
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The Hilly in the 1940s. Source: Google Earth
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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