Where is Hetton-le-Hole?

Hetton-le-Hole is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8208°, -1.4488°.

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Hetton-le-Hole

Hetton-le-Hole in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Hetton-le-Hole is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Hetton-le-Hole is a town in the civil parish of Hetton, in Sunderland, England. Until 1974 it was in County Durham. The A182 road runs through the town, between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane which borders the County Durham District, off the A69t and east of the A1(M). The parish includes the villages of Easington Lane and Warden Law, had a population of 14,402 in 2001. The parish also includes Hetton proper, along with East Rainton, Middle Rainton (West Rainton is a separate parish), Low Moorsley and High Moorsley. Great Eppleton Wind Farm, a wind farm originally of four dual-bladed alternators, provides electricity to the National Grid. The original wind turbines have been replaced by larger three-bladed versions. The turbines are far enough away from local houses not to cause any audible disturbance.

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History

The history of the Hetton area can be traced back for up to a thousand years. The name Hetton derives from the Old English hēopedūn meaning 'wild rose hill'. In 1187 Bertram de Heppedune held the manor for the King; other de Hepdons were his descendants. The name was adopted by a local landowning family, the le Hepdons, who owned part of the Manor. Records exist of the many holders of the manor back to the 14th century. William de Hepdon held half the Manor by deed in 1363 and in 1380 William de Dalden held the other half. Even earlier charters go back to 1187 and mention the early village of Heppedune, its people, houses, crofts, oxgangs and strips of land for the villagers in the three…

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