Easington Colliery is a town in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance to the east of Easington Village. The town suffered a significant mining accident on 29 May 1951, when an explosion in the mine resulted in the deaths of 83 men.
Easington had a population of 4,959 in 2001,[1] and 5,022 at the 2011 Census.[2]
The town's prominence increased after its use as the fictional Everington in the film Billy Elliot (2000), starring Jamie Bell.
^Office for National Statistics 2004.
^"Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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