Easington is a town in eastern County Durham, England. It comprises the ancient village of Easington Village and the ex-mining town of Easington Colliery, both of which are separate civil parishes. It is located at the junction of the A182 leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole. Seaham Harbour and Houghton-le-Spring, and the A19, which travels north to Sunderland and south to Middlesbrough. As a former coal mining town, Easington is now an unemployment blackspot after the mine closed in 1993.
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- Easington is a town in eastern County Durham, England. It comprises the ancient village of Easington Village and the ex-mining town of Easington Colliery, both of which are separate civil parishes. It is located at the junction of the A182 leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole. Seaham Harbour and Houghton-le-Spring, and the A19, which travels north to Sunderland and south to Middlesbrough. As a former coal mining town, Easington is now an unemployment blackspot after the mine closed in 1993. The population of Easington Village is 2,164. One of the most prominent events in the long history of the village was the hanging of two men on the village green for alleged involvement in the plot to replace Tudor monarch Queen Elizabeth with Mary Queen of Scots. Pope Adrian IV (c. 1100–1 September 1159), born Nicholas Breakspear, lived here for a time. The sinking of Easington Colliery began on 11 April 1899. The ward lies just north of Peterlee and the settlement grew up around the colliery. Development west along the B1283 road has resulted in a continuous settlement with Easington Village. However, the two places have retained their distinctive characters and continue to reflect different trends. Easington Colliery was the last pit to close on the Durham Coalfield in 1993, with the loss of 1,400 jobs. The town is also known for being the setting of the folktale, "The Legend of the Easington hare". The town is home to one of the few remaining 13th century domestic buildings in the country, Seaton Holme. Once an open hall medieval home, it became an archdeacons residence and was a children's home at a time before falling into disrepair. In 1992 it was finally restored to a semblance of its former stature. Easington is the only place on earth with dolomitic limestone cliffs on the coastline. Easington has been depleted of local banks and building societies due to the closure of the mine in the Thatcher era. It is officially recognised as being the most economically deprived town in the United Kingdom and has the largest percentage of long term illness and unemployment. There were 3 Post Offices in Easington. The one in the town serves the top of Easington, the middle post office serves the area which is predominantly council properties, and the lower post office served the colliery housing area. This post office has now closed as of 10 October 2008 after being cut in the closure scheme by the Post Office. Easington is notable for being the town with the highest percentage of white residents in England (99.2% white in 2001).
- Easington è un paese di 2.302 abitanti della contea di Durham, in Inghilterra.
- Easington is een plaats en civil parish in de Engelse unitary authority Durham. De plaats telt 2.302 inwoners.
- Easington er en by i Durham i England. Den er administrasjonsby for og har gitt navn til distriktet Easington. Kullgruvedrift var tidligere hjørnestensindustrien i Easington, og etter at gruven stengte i 1993 har byen slitt med stor arbeidsløshet. Easington er det eneste stedet langs kysten i Storbritannia hvor man finner magnesiumholdige kalksteinsklipper. Filmen Billy Elliot, hvor handlingen utspant seg i den fiktive byen Everington, ble for det meste spilt inn i Easington. Unntaket er scener fra en gruve, som man måtte til Ellington i Northumberland for å filme.
- Easington este un oraş şi un district nemetropolitan în Regatul Unit, reşedinţa comitatului County Durham, în regiunea East, Anglia. Districtul are o populaţie de 94.000 locuitori, din care 2.302 locuiesc în oraşul propriu zis Easington. Oraşul este format din vechiul sat Easington şi din oraşul minier Easington Colliery. În urma declinului industriei miniere în regiune, zona este afectată de probleme economice importante, fiind unul din oraşele engleze cu ce amai mare rată a şomajului. Oraşul a servit drept decor la filmarea filmului Billy Elliot în anul 2000.
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- Easington is a town in eastern County Durham, England. It comprises the ancient village of Easington Village and the ex-mining town of Easington Colliery, both of which are separate civil parishes. It is located at the junction of the A182 leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole. Seaham Harbour and Houghton-le-Spring, and the A19, which travels north to Sunderland and south to Middlesbrough. As a former coal mining town, Easington is now an unemployment blackspot after the mine closed in 1993.
- Easington è un paese di 2.302 abitanti della contea di Durham, in Inghilterra.
- Easington is een plaats en civil parish in de Engelse unitary authority Durham. De plaats telt 2.302 inwoners.
- Easington er en by i Durham i England. Den er administrasjonsby for og har gitt navn til distriktet Easington. Kullgruvedrift var tidligere hjørnestensindustrien i Easington, og etter at gruven stengte i 1993 har byen slitt med stor arbeidsløshet. Easington er det eneste stedet langs kysten i Storbritannia hvor man finner magnesiumholdige kalksteinsklipper. Filmen Billy Elliot, hvor handlingen utspant seg i den fiktive byen Everington, ble for det meste spilt inn i Easington.
- Easington este un oraş şi un district nemetropolitan în Regatul Unit, reşedinţa comitatului County Durham, în regiunea East, Anglia. Districtul are o populaţie de 94.000 locuitori, din care 2.302 locuiesc în oraşul propriu zis Easington. Oraşul este format din vechiul sat Easington şi din oraşul minier Easington Colliery.
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