Boldon Colliery
The Boldons are a group of three tiny villages in the north eastern of England - East Boldon, West Boldon as well as Boldon Colliery - north of Sunderland, east of Newcastle and southern of South Shields and also Jarrow. They have a population of 13,271. Lying within the historical borders of County Durham, the towns are first recorded in print in 1170. Their names developed from words "Bold" or "Botl", indicating a structure, as well as "dun", implying a hill. In 1866, job began sinking a pit that started producing coal in 1869, and also was after that called Boldon New Winning. The town that established nearby in the 1870s ended up being called Boldon Colliery. When the mine was strengthened and expanded in the 1910s, further housing to suit the workforce was constructed to the south of the pit in a location known as Boldon New Town. Till 1974 the location was carried out as an urban area of County Durham, however ever since has belonged to the district of South Tyneside. In 1976, the Boldon Colliery Band appeared in episode 13 of the television series When the Boat Comes In. The mine closed in 1982 but more work appeared when an Asda grocery store opened up in 1987. Recent developments consist of Boldon Business Park. Boldon Colliery additionally has its own multi-screen movie theater operated by Cineworld. The main secondary school in the area is Boldon School, a professional sports university.
