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    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...
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  • Easington Colliery Association Football Club is a football club based in Easington Colliery, County Durham, England. They are currently members of the...
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    Easington Colliery was the last pit to close on the Durham Coalfields in 1993, with the loss of 1,400 jobs. There were two post offices in Easington....
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  • Commons Easington Colliery, a village in County Durham Easington Lane, a village in County Durham Easington, Buckinghamshire Easington, Cherwell Easington, East...
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    near Denemouth. Horden Dene provides Horden's northern boundary with Easington Colliery. The local manor house, Horden Hall, was built in the early 17th century...
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  • Blue Star v Horden Community Welfare Easington Colliery v Bedlington Terriers Newcastle Blue Star v Easington Colliery Bedlington Terriers Billingham Synthonia...
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    of Easington wards of Acre Rigg, Blackhalls, Dawdon, Dene House, Deneside, Easington Colliery, Easington Village, Eden Hill, Haswell, High Colliery, Horden...
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    shipping and shipbuilding concerns. He was founder of Easington Colliery in 1899 then known as The Easington Coal Company Limited a privately owned company of...
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  • the Easington Colliery area, with the producers using over 400 locals as extras. The mining scenes were filmed at the Ellington and Lynemouth Colliery in...
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  • along with five new clubs. Promoted from Division Two: Blyth Town Easington Colliery Newcastle Blue Star Resigned from the 2023–24 Northern Premier League:...
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    A1086 in the east and Shotton Colliery and the A19 in the west. The B1432 to the north of the town centre leads to Easington Village, Hawthorn and Seaham...
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  • United Chester-le-Street Town Chester-le-Street United Durham City Easington Colliery Esh Winning FC Hartlepool Horden CW Jarrow Newcastle Blue Star Newcastle...
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    now largely based around call centres, although many areas such as Easington Colliery still face social problems today. Serving Wearside, the Sunderland...
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    Deneside ward; Westlea parish ward of Seaham parish Easington Easington Colliery ward; Easington Village parish; Hawthorn parish Horden Horden North ward;...
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    characteristics particular to East Durham pit communities such as Seaham and Easington Colliery. Both towns feature as locations in the film, notably Dawdon Miners'...
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    village during the miners' strike of 1984–85, was shot on location in Easington Colliery. Brassed Off was set in "Grimley", a thin veil for Grimethorpe. The...
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    National Coal Board announced that it was closing the colliery, at a cost of 800 jobs. Easington District Council built new housing in the 1970s, pulling...
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    profits, but escaped the major tragedies suffered by pits at Seaham and Easington Colliery. Many of Dawdon's men did die within its depths, but usually from...
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  • Whickham (9) 1–0 Carlisle City (9) 192 11 Heaton Stannington (8) 2–0 Easington Colliery (9) 603 90 Great Yarmouth Town (9) 2–0 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 362...
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    Billy Elliot, set in 1984, was based around mining communities in Easington Colliery and Seaham. The father and brother of the title character are striking...
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  • Infants' School, Newton Hall Easington CE Primary School, Easington Easington Colliery Primary School, Easington Colliery East Stanley School, Stanley...
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  • Peterlee & Horden Brandon Crook Murton Egglescliffe/ Eaglescliffe Easington & Easington Colliery Barnard Castle Willington Pelton & Ouston Sacriston Wingate...
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    daily life in North-East England, particularly in his hometown of Easington Colliery. He attended St Francis RC Grammar School in nearby Hartlepool and...
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  • Tommy Williams (footballer, born 1899) (category Easington Colliery A.F.C. players)
    1929–1930 Merthyr Town 46 (19) 1930–1932 Norwich City 27 (13) 1933 Easington Colliery 1934 Frost's Athletic Total 213 (83) *Club domestic league appearances...
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  • Keith Finch (category Easington Colliery A.F.C. players)
    Sunderland RCA early in 2017–18, and spent the 2018–19 season with Easington Colliery. Finch played in goal as Hetton Lyons won the FA Sunday Cup in 2008...
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  • Dent Bank, Denton, Dipton, Dragonville, Durham, Eaglescliffe, Easington, Easington Colliery, East Blackdene, East Briscoe, East Hedleyhope, East Kyo, East...
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  • (1996) Roger Key, performed the song at the church of the ascension Easington Colliery (1995) Willie Nelson (1996) Harry Connick Jr. (bonus track on the...
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  • Longridge Town (9) 2–3 Whitley Bay (9) 106 2 Newcastle Blue Star (9) 0–1 Easington Colliery (9) 332 3 Sunderland RCA (10) 0–4 FC Hartlepool (10) 80 4 Ilkley Town...
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  • names are based on the family surnames most affected in the 1951 Easington Colliery pit disaster; points are allocated in school assemblies, performances...
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  • Division Two, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Easington Colliery 2–0 in the semi-finals, the club defeated Tow Law Town 2–1 in the...
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