Other places · North East England
Harraton
In or near Chester-le-Street.
Harraton in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chester-le-Street · 4.2 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Harraton, the nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street, located 4.2 km away. The postcode for Harraton is NE38 9AH. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance.
About
Harraton 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
Harraton is a suburb of Washington, in the Sunderland metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, England. Harraton is near the River Wear and is 3 miles north-east of Chester-le-Street, 2 miles south-west of Washington town centre and 9 miles south-southwest of Sunderland. When nearby Washington (historically a village) was founded as a new town under the New Towns Act in 1964, Harraton alongside the neighboring villages of Chaters-Hough, Fatfield, Cox Green and Picktree became suburbs of Washington forming the southern suburbs of the town. Certain developments also took place for overspill for the nearby towns of Chester Le Street and Houghton-le-Spring (also in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough). It is on the main road serving Seahouses and the northern coast. Harraton was a civil parish until 1974.
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Background
History
Harraton and the aforementioned villages formed at one time part of the chapelry of Birtley. Harraton was a township in the Chester-le-Street parish, a sub-district and registration district. Harraton became a civil parish in 1866. The parish was abolished on 1 April 1974, with the part within the designated area for Washington New Town being added to the new metropolitan borough of Sunderland and the remainder becoming a new parish called North Lodge which stayed in County Durham. In 1971 the parish had a population of 4,325. John Wilson's 1870-1872 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales describes Harraton thus: The Anglican parish church of St George's Fatfield is in Harraton, and the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8809, -1.5320
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE38 9AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Nearest railway station
- Chester-le-Street — 4.2 km
Sources
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Fatfield War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.0 km
Arts Centre Washington
Open-air theatres · 1.0 km
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Biddick Lane railway station
Heritage railway stations · 1.0 km
East Bridge
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Biddick Academy
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harraton?
- Harraton is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE38 9AH), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is Harraton?
- Harraton in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Harraton?
- The nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE38 9AH.
- How do I get to Harraton?
- The nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE38 9AH.