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Easington Lane is a village in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. Historically part of County Durham and located between Hetton-le-Hole, Seaham, Peterlee and Durham. It had a population of 4,044 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 7.193 at the 2011 Census.[1]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2020)

Easington Lane
Easington Lane Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	4,044
OS grid reference	NZ364460
Civil parish	Hetton
Metropolitan borough	City of Sunderland
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Houghton-le-Spring
Postcode district	DH5
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Houghton and Sunderland South
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54.806°N 1.4323°W / 54.806; -1.4323

Amenities

The village contains a small shopping center on the A182 road between Peterlee and Washington and also is home to the parish church of the village. Which is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels.[2]

Transport

The village is served by buses operated by Go North East who provided services to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sunderland, Peterlee, Washington, Houghton-le-Spring and Hetton-le-Hole[3] The village is also close to the A1(M). The village was served by two railway lines (both of which are now closed). It was served by the Leamside Line and Durham and Sunderland Railway. There were stations at Hetton and Souh Hetton. The nearest active stations to the village are in Chester-le-Street, Sunderland, Horden and Durham.

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