Easington was, from 1974 to 2009, a

local government district The districts of England (also known as local authority districts or local government districts to distinguish from unofficial city districts) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As the st ...

in eastern

County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly �About North East E ...

, England. It contained the settlements of Easington,

Seaham Seaham is a seaside town in County Durham, England. Located on the Durham Coast, Seaham is situated south of Sunderland and east of Durham. The town grew from the late 19th century onwards as a result of investments in its harbour and ...

Peterlee Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England. It lies between Sunderland to the north, Hartlepool to the south, the Durham Coast to the east and Durham to the west. It gained town status in 1948 under the New Towns Act 1946. The act also cre ...

, Murton,

Horden Horden is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast, to the east of Peterlee, approximately 12 miles south of Sunderland. Horden was a mining village until the closure of the Horden Coll ...

, Blackhall, Wingate and

Castle Eden Castle Eden is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 642. It is situated a short distance to the south of Peterlee, Wingate, Hutton Henry, the A19 and Castle Eden Dene. The village is fam ...

. It did not however include Easington Lane which is administered as part of the

City of Sunderland The City of Sunderland () is a metropolitan borough with city status in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland, spanning a far larger area, including nearby towns incl ...

. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of

urban district Urban district may refer to: * District * Urban area * Quarter (urban subdivision) * Neighbourhood Specific subdivisions in some countries: * Urban districts of Denmark * Urban districts of Germany * Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (his ...

with most of

Easington Rural District Easington Rural District was a rural district in County Durham from 1894 to 1974. The local authority was Easington Rural District Council. In 1956 the civil parish of Peterlee was created in the district around the new town that had been found ...

. It had the lowest percentage of foreign-born residents in England at 1.2% (2001

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). The district was abolished as part of the

2009 structural changes to local government in England Structural changes to local government in England were effected on 1 April 2009, whereby a number of new unitary authorities were created in parts of the country which previously operated a "two-tier" system of counties and districts. In five s ...

. An

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to ...

in the name of Easington still exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 7,693.

Electoral 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 is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, County Durham, England. An area of the beach near Dawdon (known locally as "the Blast", a former waste coal dumping site) was used in the opening scenes of the science fiction film Alien ...

'' 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 *''

East'' Dene House ward; Eden Hill ward *''Peterlee West'' Acre Rigg ward; Howletch ward *''

'' 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 Wingate may refer to: Places New Zealand * Wingate, New Zealand, a suburb of Lower Hutt United Kingdom * Wingate, County Durham * Wingate Quarry, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham * Old Wingate, County Durham * Wingates ...

'' Passfield ward; Castle Eden parish; Wingate parish

References

English districts abolished in 2009 Former non-metropolitan districts of Durham {{Durham-geo-stub