02 Jun
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Houghton le Spring - DH5
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Boldon Colliery
The Boldons are a group of 3 little towns in the north eastern of England - East Boldon, West Boldon and Boldon Colliery - north of Sunderland, eastern of Newcastle and south of South Shields and also Jarrow. They have a population of 13,271. Existing within the historic borders of County Durham, the villages are first recorded in print in 1170. Their names evolved from words "Bold" or "Botl", meaning a structure, and also "dun", suggesting a hillside. In 1866, job started sinking a pit that started producing coal in 1869, and also was then known as Boldon New Winning. The town that established close by in the 1870s became called Boldon Colliery. When the mine was deepened and also prolonged in the 1910s, more housing to accommodate the labor force was constructed to the south of the pit in a location called Boldon New Town. Till 1974 the location was provided as an urban area of County Durham, but since then has been part of the borough of South Tyneside. In 1976, the Boldon Colliery Band appeared in episode 13 of the television series When the Boat Comes In. The mine enclosed 1982 yet more tasks became available when an Asda grocery store opened in 1987. Recent growths consist of Boldon Business Park. Boldon Colliery also has its very own multi-screen movie theater operated by Cineworld. The main high school in the location is Boldon School, an expert sports college.
