High Moorsley

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.[1]

High Moorsley Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its Permian magnesian limestone formation.[2][3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Weather radar will help prevent flooding". Newcastle upon Tyne: The Journal. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
2. ^ "High Moorsley Quarry" (PDF). Retrieved 16 July 2009.
3. ^ "High Moorsley" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2009.

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tyne and Wear

City of Sunderland|

* Claxheugh Rock and Ford Limestone Quarry
* Dawson's Plantation Quarry
* Durham Coast
* Fulwell and Carley Hill Quarries
* Gilley Law Quarry
* Hastings Hill
* Herrington Hill
* Hetton Bogs
* High Haining Hill
* High Moorsley
* Humbledon Hill Quarry
* Hylton Castle Cutting
* Joe's Pond
* Moorsley Banks
* South Hylton Pasture
* Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting
* Wear River Bank

Gateshead|

* Gibside
* Lower Derwent Meadows
* Pockerley Farm Pond
* Ridley Gill
* Ryton Willows
* Shibdon Pond
* Strother Hills
* Thornley Wood

Newcastle upon Tyne|

* Big Waters
* Brenkley Meadows
* Gosforth Park
* Hallow Hill
* Prestwick Carr

North Tyneside|

* Northumberland Shore
* Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice

South Tyneside|

* Boldon Pastures
* Cleadon Hill
* Harton Down Hill
* West Farm Meadow, Boldon

54°48.3′N 1°28.5′W﻿ / ﻿54.8050°N 1.4750°W﻿ / 54.8050; -1.4750

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Places in Tyne and Wear

Metropolitan
Borough of
Gateshead|

* Gateshead

* Bensham
* Bill Quay
* Birtley
* Blaydon
* Carr Hill
* Chopwell
* Chowdene
* Deckham
* Dunston
* Felling
* Kibblesworth
* Lamesley
* Leam Lane Estate
* Low Fell
* Marley Hill
* Pelaw
* Rowlands Gill
* Ryton (Greenside)
* Saltwell
* Sheriff Hill
* Team Valley
* Wardley
* Whickham
* Windy Nook
* Whitehills Estate

City of
Newcastle
upon Tyne|

* Gosforth
* Newcastle upon Tyne

* Arthurs Hill
* Battlefield
* Benwell
* Black Callerton
* Blakelaw
* Blucher
* Brenkley
* Brunswick
* Byker
* Chapel House
* City Centre
* Cochrane Park
* Cowgate
* Coxlodge
* Dene
* Denton
* Denton Burn
* Dinnington
* East Denton
* Elswick
* Fairways
* Fawdon
* Fenham
* Great Park
* Haymarket
* Hazlerigg
* Heaton
* High Heaton
* Jesmond
* Kenton
* Kingston Park
* Lemington
* Manors
* Newburn
* North Kenton
* Ouseburn
* Parklands
* Sandyford
* Scotswood
* Shieldfield
* Slatyford
* South Gosforth
* Spital Tongues
* Throckley
* Walbottle
* Walker
* Walkergate
* Walkerville
* West Denton
* West Jesmond
* Westerhope
* Westgate
* Wingrove
* Woolsington

Metropolitan
Borough of
North Tyneside|

* North Shields
* Wallsend
* Whitley Bay

* Backworth
* Beaumont Park
* Benton
* Burradon
* Cullercoats
* Earsdon
* Forest Hall
* Howdon
* Killingworth
* Longbenton
* Monkseaton
* Murton
* New York
* Preston
* Seaton Burn
* Shiremoor
* St Mary's Island
* Tynemouth
* Wellfield
* Whitley Lodge
* Wideopen
* Willington Quay

Metropolitan
Borough of
South Tyneside|

* Hebburn
* Jarrow
* South Shields

* The Boldons
* Brockley Whins
* Cleadon
* Harton
* Marsden
* Monkton
* Tyne Dock
* West Harton
* Westoe
* Whitburn

City of
Sunderland|

* Hetton-le-Hole
* Houghton-le-Spring
* Sunderland
* Washington

* Ashbrooke
* Barnes
* Bishopwearmouth
* Burdon
* Carley Hill
* Castletown
* Chilton Moor
* Claxheugh
* Cox Green
* Downhill
* Doxford Park
* Easington Lane
* East Rainton
* Elstob Farm
* Farringdon
* Fatfield
* Fence Houses
* Ford Estate
* Fulwell
* Gilley Law
* Grangetown
* Grindon
* Harraton
* Hastings Hill
* Hendon
* Herrington
* High Moorsley
* Hill View
* Hollycarrside
* Humbledon
* Hylton Castle
* Leechmere
* Marley Pots
* Middle Rainton
* Millfield
* Monkwearmouth
* Newbottle
* North Haven
* North Hylton
* Pallion
* Pennywell
* Penshaw
* Philadelphia
* Plains Farm
* Rickleton
* Redhouse
* Roker
* Ryhope
* Seaburn
* Seaburn Dene
* Shiney Row
* Silksworth
* South Bents
* South Hylton
* Southwick
* Springwell
* Springwell Village
* Sunderland City Centre
* Sunderland Docks
* Sunniside
* Town End Farm
* Thorney Close
* Tunstall
* Warden Law
* Witherwack

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