Former local government district in England
Easington District Shown within ceremonialCounty Durham History • Origin Easington Rural District • Created 1974 • Abolished 2009 • Succeeded by County Durham Status District ONS code 20UF Government Easington District Council • HQ Easington
Easington was, from 1974 to 2009, alocal government district in easternCounty Durham , England. It contained the settlements ofEasington ,Seaham ,Peterlee ,Murton ,Horden ,Blackhall , Wingate andCastle Eden . It did not however includeEasington Lane which is administered as part of theCity of Sunderland .
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger ofSeaham urban district with most ofEasington Rural District .
It had the lowest percentage of foreign-born residents in England at 1.2% (2001census ).[ 1]
The district was abolished as part of the2009 structural changes to local government in England . Anelectoral ward in the name of Easington still exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 7,693.[ 2]
Electoral divisions [ edit ] 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 parishDawdon Deneside Deneside ward; Westlea parish ward of Seaham parishEasington Horden Horden North ward; Horden South wardMurton Peterlee EastPeterlee West Acre Rigg ward; Howletch wardSeaham Shotton Thornley Wingate
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