Easington

Coordinates: 54°47′24″N 1°21′07″W / 54.790°N 1.352°W / 54.790; -1.352

Easington District
Shown within ceremonial County Durham
Geography
Status	District
HQ	Easington
ONS code	20UF
History
Origin	Easington Rural District Seaham Urban District
Created	1974
Abolished	2009
Succeeded by	County Durham
Politics
Governance	Easington District Council

Easington was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district 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 had the lowest percentage of foreign-born residents in England at 1.2% (2001 census).^[1]

The district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England.

Electorial divisions

• 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

References

v • d • e 2009 structural changes to local government in England   Bedfordshire Abolished Bedfordshire • Mid Bedfordshire • South Bedfordshire New Bedford • Central Bedfordshire Existing (1990s) Luton   Cheshire Abolished Cheshire • Chester • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal New Cheshire West and Chester • Cheshire East Existing (1990s) Warrington • Halton   Cornwall Abolished Penwith • Kerrier • Carrick • Restormel • Caradon • North Cornwall New Cornwall Existing (1890s) Isles of Scilly   Durham Abolished Durham • Easington • Sedgefield • Chester-le-Street • Derwentside • Wear Valley • Teesdale New Durham Existing (1990s) Hartlepool • Darlington • Stockton-on-Tees   Northumberland Abolished Blyth Valley • Wansbeck • Castle Morpeth • Tynedale • Alnwick • Berwick-upon-Tweed New Northumberland Existing (1990s) None   Shropshire Abolished North Shropshire • Oswestry • Shrewsbury and Atcham • South Shropshire • Bridgnorth New Shropshire Existing (1990s) Telford and Wrekin   Wiltshire Abolished Salisbury • West Wiltshire • Kennet • North Wiltshire New Wiltshire Existing (1990s) Swindon