Boldon Colliery
The Boldons are a group of 3 tiny villages in the north east of England - East Boldon, West Boldon and Boldon Colliery - north of Sunderland, eastern of Newcastle and also southern of South Shields and Jarrow. They have a population of 13,271. Lying within the historic boundaries of County Durham, the villages are first recorded in print in 1170. Their names developed from words "Bold" or "Botl", meaning a structure, and also "dun", implying a hillside. In 1866, work started sinking a pit that started creating coal in 1869, as well as was then referred to as Boldon New Winning. The town that created nearby in the 1870s ended up being referred to as Boldon Colliery. When the mine was deepened as well as expanded in the 1910s, additional real estate to suit the workforce was built to the south of the pit in an area known as Boldon New Town. Till 1974 the area was provided as an urban district of County Durham, however ever since has belonged to the district of South Tyneside. In 1976, the Boldon Colliery Band showed up in episode 13 of the television collection When the Boat Comes In. The mine closed in 1982 however even more work became available when an Asda grocery store opened in 1987. Recent advancements consist of Boldon Business Park. Boldon Colliery likewise has its very own multi-screen cinema operated by Cineworld. The major senior high school in the location is Boldon School, an expert sports university.
