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  2. In the 1820s, Hetton, now an outlying part of the City of Sunderland, became the most famous colliery town in County Durham and played an important part in the mining history of the North East. It was the place where coal mining in East Durham (which then included Sunderland) began.

  3. 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).

  4. The history of the area can, in fact, be traced back for up to a thousand years. The unusual name of Hetton-le-Hole derives from two Anglo-Saxon words, which were spelt together “Heppedune”...

  5. INTRODUCTION. FEATURE: Hetton-le-Hole and Hetton-le-Hill. LOCATION AND LANDSCAPE. SOURCES OF EVIDENCE. HISTORIC MAP FEATURE: Hetton Mapped through Time. THE GEOLOGY OF THE HETTON AREA (Paul Williams & Peter Witham) LANDSCAPE AND BIO-DIVERSITY (Pat Robson, Bob Scott, Peter Witham & Ivan Dunn) HYDROLOGY (Pat Robson, Bob Scott & Peter Witham)

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  6. Nov 28, 2023 · Guide to Hetton le Hole, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

  7. Hetton-le-Hole Timeline. Hetton Colliery Accident, July 1833. Eppleton Colliery - won. June 8, 1833. "The Eppleton colliery, belonging to the Hetton Coal Company, was won. The Hetton seam is seven feet seven inches thick pure coal five feet six inches, depth one hundred and fifty- five fathoms. The winning had been several years in progress."

  8. Part of an online exhibition to mark the Hetton Coal Company’s pioneering advances in mining and railway technology in 1820. Early trials Hetton le Hole is on the lower slopes of the magnesian limestone escarpment that runs through County Durham.

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