Low Pittington

Pittington is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles north-east of Durham. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 2,534.Pittington is made up of the neighbouring settlements of Low Pittington and High Pittington, which were developed for coal mining by Lambton Collieries from the 1820s.

Pittington Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies adjacent to the village of Pittington, some 6 km north-east of Durham city. A disused quarry occupies part of the site.The hill slopes and former quarry support an extensive area of primary magnesian limestone grassland.

High Moorsley is a small village 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, north east England.It is the site of the first weather radar system in the north-east of England, officially opened in July 2009.High Moorsley Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its Permian magnesian limestone formation.