Middlestone Moor

Coordinates: 54°41′17″N 1°37′30″W / 54.688°N 1.625°W / 54.688; -1.625 Middlestone Moor is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south west of Spennymoor.

On 12 February 2007 there was a major gas leak causing homes in Spennymoor, Crook, Howden-Le-Wear and some in the Coundon area to lose their gas supply and 30 houses in westerton close to be evacuated and put into overnight accommodation.[1]

Home to local football club, Middlestone Moor Masons Arms FC. Playing from Middlestone Moor Community Centre playing fields the South Durham Bowl and running from The Masons Arms Public House.[2] The club runs a Saturday team that competes in the Crook and District League and a Sunday side competing in the Spennymoor Sunday League. October saw the club achieve Chartered Standard status from the Football Association.[3] There is a club and a pub called the Binchester.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Wear - Features - Help after gas and electricity problems". BBC. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  2. ↑ Crook and District League
  3. ↑ Durham Alliance Football League
  4. ↑ The Binchester in Middlestone Moor, County Durham


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