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The Rising Sun Farm lies within the Rising Sun Country Park, a green oasis extending to some 162 hectares which boasts a nature reserve with ponds, woodlands and extensive grasslands, and Countryside Centre. The country park was once the site of one of the world's largest coal mines, the Rising Sun Colliery. The colliery started production in 1908, closed in 1969 and, at its height employed some 1,722 people. When the first Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area was published in 1865, the Rising Sun Farm stood next to the Killingworth Waggonway. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit Link