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Easington Colliery

Easington Colliery
Seaside Lane, looking east
Easington Colliery is located in County Durham
Easington Colliery
Easington Colliery
Location within County Durham
Population4,734 
OS grid referenceNZ432437
Civil parish
  • Easington Colliery
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPeterlee
Postcode districtSR8
Dialling code0191
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°47′13″N 1°19′45″W / 54.78681°N 1.32912°W / 54.78681; -1.32912

Easington Colliery is a village in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance to the east of Easington. It had a population of 4,959 in 2001,[1] and 5,022 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The village's prominence increased after its use as the fictional Everington in the film Billy Elliot (2000), starring Jamie Bell.

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics 2004.
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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