Other places · North East England
Great Eppleton
In or near Warden Law.
Great Eppleton in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham · 5.4 km
About
Great Eppleton 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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From the Wikipedia article
Great Eppleton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is about 6 miles south west of Sunderland city centre. Until 1974 it was in County Durham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 38. Today it consists of 2 farms.
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Background
History
The name "Eppleton" means 'Valley growing with apple-trees'. The earliest known reference for "Eplinden" is 1273. in 1866 Great Eppleton became a separate civil parish and was in Houghton le Spring Rural District, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished to form "Hetton" and became part of Hetton Urban District. In 1974 Hetton Urban district was abolished and Great Eppleton became part of the metropolitan borough of Sunderland in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8270, -1.4280
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Hetton
- Postcode
- DH5 9NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham — 5.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q118082540 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Eppleton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Eppleton?
- Great Eppleton is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH5 9NL), in the parish of Hetton.
- What is Great Eppleton?
- Great Eppleton in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Great Eppleton?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 5.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH5 9NL.
- How do I get to Great Eppleton?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 5.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH5 9NL.