Boldon Colliery
The Boldons are a group of 3 small towns in the north eastern of England - East Boldon, West Boldon and Boldon Colliery - north of Sunderland, east of Newcastle and also southern of South Shields and also Jarrow. They have a population of 13,271. Lying within the historical limits of County Durham, the towns are first recorded in print in 1170. Their names advanced from the words "Bold" or "Botl", indicating a structure, and "dun", suggesting a hillside. In 1866, job started sinking a pit that began generating coal in 1869, and also was then called Boldon New Winning. The town that developed close by in the 1870s became known as Boldon Colliery. When the mine was deepened and expanded in the 1910s, additional housing to suit the labor force was developed to the south of the pit in an area referred to as Boldon New Town. Till 1974 the location was administered as a city area of County Durham, but ever since has belonged to the borough of South Tyneside. In 1976, the Boldon Colliery Band appeared in episode 13 of the television collection When the Boat Comes In. The mine enclosed 1982 yet even more jobs appeared when an Asda supermarket opened in 1987. Recent developments include Boldon Business Park. Boldon Colliery likewise has its own multi-screen movie theater operated by Cineworld. The main senior high school in the area is Boldon School, a professional sporting activities university.
