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"A county of England lying on the German Ocean, and bounded by Northumberland, Cumberland,Westmorland, and Yorkshire. It is about 40 miles in length and 30 in breadth, and contains 1 city, 8 market towns, and 113 parishes. It is hilly, and some points are nearly 2000 feet high. There are wide moors amongst the hills, and other tracts completely uncultivated. There are some islands on the coast, Holy Island being the largest. The coast is cliffy in some parts; other parts are shelving sands. The principal rivers are the Wear, the Tees, the Tyne, and the Derwent. Coal, iron, lead, mill-stone grit, limestone, &c., are found here abundantly. The east and south parts of the county are fruitful in corn and pasture, and have a milder air than the other parts. It sends to other parts of the United Kingdom, and to foreign countries, both its native productions, and the goods it manufactures, such as coarse woolen goods, sail-cloth, steel, glass,iron, &c.; &c.; This county was formerly under the special jurisdiction of the bishop of Durham as a Prince Palatine, but in 1836 the palatinate was vested in the crown. Population, 342,284. It returns 10 members to Parliament."
[From Barclay's Complete and Universal English Dictionary,1842]
"The parish of Easington is bounded on the north by Hawthorn, on the south by Castle Eden, on the east by the sea, and on the west by Shotton and Haswell. It comprises the township of Easington and part of Shotton.
"Easington Township contains 5217 acres, and its annual value is £7169, 13s.
"The village of Easington, which gives its name to the ward and deanery, is situated on the turnpike road between Stockton and Sunderland, seventeen miles north of the former, and ten south of the latter place. It stands on elevated ground, which gradually slopes towards the sea, and its church tower affords a good landmark to sailors in the neighbourhood of the coast.
"Little Thorpe, or Thorpe-Nigh-Easington, is a hamlet about a mile south of Easington, and is included in the same manor."
[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894]
Aerial view of The Green.
The allotments
Street in Easington c 1970..does anyone know the street?
Ex miners, looking for work? Do you recognise any of them?
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