Boldon Colliery
The Boldons are a team of three tiny towns in the north eastern of England - East Boldon, West Boldon as well as Boldon Colliery - north of Sunderland, east of Newcastle and also southern of South Shields as well as Jarrow. They have a population of 13,271. Lying within the historical boundaries of County Durham, the villages are first recorded in print in 1170. Their names progressed from words "Bold" or "Botl", meaning a building, and also "dun", suggesting a hillside. In 1866, work started sinking a pit that started creating coal in 1869, and was after that called Boldon New Winning. The town that developed close by in the 1870s ended up being known as Boldon Colliery. When the mine was strengthened and also extended in the 1910s, additional real estate to fit the labor force was developed to the south of the pit in an area known as Boldon New Town. Till 1974 the area was provided as a city area of County Durham, but since then has actually been part of 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 yet even more work became available when an Asda grocery store opened in 1987. Current growths consist of Boldon Business Park. Boldon Colliery likewise has its own multi-screen movie theater operated by Cineworld. The main high school in the location is Boldon School, an expert sporting activities university.