Easington (district)
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| Easington District | |
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Shown within County Durham |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. County: | County Durham |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 212th 144.56 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Easington |
| ONS code: | 20UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density |
Ranked 240th 94,000 650 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
Easington District Council http://www.placetobe.co.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Tony Blair, John Cummings |
Easington is a local government district and in eastern County Durham, England. It contains the settlements of Easington, Seaham, Peterlee, Murton, Horden, Blackhall, Wingate and Castle Eden.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Seaham urban district with most of Easington Rural District.
It has the lowest percentage of foreign-born residents in England at 1.2% (2001 census).
- Blackhalls Blackhalls ward; Nesbitt parish; Sheraton with Hulam parish; Hutton Henry and Station Town parish wards of Hutton Henry parish; Hesleden parish ward of Monk Hesleden parish
- Dawdon Dawdon ward; Seaham Harbour South parish ward of Seaham parish
- Deneside Deneside ward; Westlea parish ward of Seaham parish
- Easington Easington Colliery ward; Easington Village parish; Hawthorn parish
- Horden Horden North ward; Horden South ward
- Murton Murton East ward; Murton West ward
- Peterlee East Dene House ward; Eden Hill ward
- Peterlee West Acre Rigg ward; Howletch ward
- Seaham Seaton with Slingley parish; Seaham Harbour North and Seaham North parish wards of Seaham parish
- Shotton Haswell and Shotton ward; South Hetton parish
- Thornley Thornley and Wheatley Hill ward; Trimdon Foundry parish
- Wingate Passfield ward; Castle Eden parish; Wingate parish
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| Unitary authorities | Borough of Darlington · Borough of Hartlepool · Borough of Stockton-on-Tees |
| Boroughs/Districts | District of Chester-le-Street · District of Derwentside · City of Durham · District of Easington · Borough of Sedgefield · District of Teesdale · District of Wear Valley |
| Cities/Towns | Barnard Castle · Billingham · Bishop Auckland · Chester-le-Street · Consett · Crook · Darlington · Durham · Eaglescliffe · Easingon · Ferryhill · Hartlepool · Newton Aycliffe · Peterlee · Seaham · Sedgefield · Shildon · Spennymoor · Stanley · Stockton-on-Tees · Willington See also: List of civil parishes in County Durham |
| Topics | Parliamentary constituencies · Places |
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Alnwick • Berwick-upon-Tweed • Blyth Valley • Castle Morpeth • Chester-le-Street • Darlington • Derwentside • Durham • Easington • Gateshead • Hartlepool • Middlesbrough • Newcastle upon Tyne • North Tyneside • Redcar and Cleveland • Sedgefield • South Tyneside • Stockton-on-Tees • Sunderland • Teesdale • Tynedale • Wansbeck • Wear Valley Counties with multiple districts: County Durham • Northumberland • Tyne and Wear |