Egglesburn

{{Short description|Village in County Durham, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}

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|official_name = Egglesburn

|country = England

|region = North East England

|unitary_england = County Durham

|lieutenancy_england = County Durham

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|population =

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|post_town = DARLINGTON

|postcode_area = DL

|postcode_district = DL12

|dial_code =

|os_grid_reference = NY984245

|coordinates = {{coord|54.616|-2.026|display=inline,title}}

|static_image_name = Egglesburn Baptist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 21802.jpg

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|static_image_caption = Egglesburn Baptist Chapel

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Egglesburn is a village in County Durham, Northern England. It is in the Teesdale, Mickleton is on opposite bank of the River Tees.

In the 1960s Durham County Council bought a former sand and gravel quarry which they turned into a wild life reserve. It is now the woodland known as Egglesburn Wood and open as a public recreation area.{{cite web|title=Egglesburn Wood|url=http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/wood/25585/egglesburn-wood/|website=Explore Woodlands|publisher=Woodlands Trust|accessdate=19 September 2015}}

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Category:Villages in County Durham

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