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  2. Houghton-le-Spring - Wikipedia

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    Houghton-le-Spring ( / ˈhoʊtən li ˈsprɪŋ / HOH-tən-lee-SPRING) is a town in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham, it is now administered as part of the Tyne and Wear county. It is situated between Durham, 7 miles (11 kilometres) southwest ...

  3. Fence Houses - Wikipedia

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    UK. England. Tyne and Wear. 54°50′35″N 1°30′00″W  / . 54.843°N 1.500°W. / 54.843; -1.500. Fence Houses, or Fencehouses is a village in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It came into existence when Napoleonic prisoners were housed on the outskirts of Houghton-le-Spring [citation needed]. The prisoners were used ...

  4. Hetton-le-Hole - Wikipedia

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    Hetton-le-Hole is a town and civil parish in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the historic county of Durham . A182 runs through the town, between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane (the latter borders the County Durham District ), off the A690 and close to the A1(M) .

  5. St Michael and All Angels' Church, Houghton-le-Spring

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    Durham. St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England . The church dates from the late 12th century and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin. [1] The church is a Grade I listed building.

  6. West Rainton - Wikipedia

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    West Rainton is a village in the civil parish of West Rainton and Leamside, in County Durham, England.It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring. Leamside is about one-half mile (0.80 km) to the west, and the south-western end of the village is known by the separate name of Rainton Gate.

  7. Hetton colliery railway - Wikipedia

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    History Background. At the beginning of the 19th century, Hetton was a very small village, located about 3.2 km south of Houghton-le-Spring. By this time, it was already recognised as being on the edge of an exposed area of coal which covered parts of Northumberland and County Durham; this motivated local landowner Thomas Lyon, as well as his son John Lyon, to prospect for deeper-running seams ...

  8. Houghton Regis - Wikipedia

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    Houghton Regis / ˈhaʊtən ˈriːdʒɪz / is a market town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell. Houghton Regis, together with its contiguous neighbours of Dunstable and Luton, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area; this is a conurbation with ...

  9. Easington Lane - Wikipedia

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    Easington Lane. / 54.806; -1.4323. Easington Lane is a village in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. Historically part of County Durham and located between Hetton-le-Hole, Seaham, Peterlee and Durham. It had a population of 4,044 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 7,193 at the 2011 Census.