Great Eppleton
| Great Eppleton | |
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 No entry sign, Eppleton Quarry, in the former parish | |
  Great Eppleton Location within Tyne and Wear | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Great Eppleton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is about 6 miles south west of Sunderland city centre. Until 1974 it was in County Durham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 38.[1] Today it consists of 2 farms.[2]
History[edit]
The name "Eppleton" means 'Valley growing with apple-trees'.[3] The earliest known reference for "Eplinden" is 1273.[2] Great Eppleton was formerly a township in the parish of Houghton-le-Spring,[4] in 1866 Great Eppleton became a separate civil parish and was in Houghton le Spring Rural District, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished to form "Hetton"[5] and became part of Hetton Urban District. In 1974 Hetton Urban district was abolished and Great Eppleton became part of the metropolitan borough of Sunderland in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Population statistics Great Eppleton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Great Eppleton village". Tyne and Wear Sitelines. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Great and Little Eppleton Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "History of Great Eppleton, in Sunderland and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Great Eppleton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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