Urpeth

Urpeth Colliery was owned by the Birtley Iron Company and during its heyday employed 300 men and boys.

The hill provides local children with an area for sledging during winter and dog walkers throughout the year.

This area is frequented by local wildlife, such as deer, rabbits, hedgehogs, squirrels, moles and numerous species of birds.

The fields are open grassland with wooded borders, with a small stream (tributary to the larger river Team) running through the woodland, a further children's play area, closer to Ouston than Urpeth, with various paved walkways, one being lit with streetlights, connecting Urpeth to Ouston.

Urpeth was once host to a controversial landfill site to the south west of its main location.