Place:Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England

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NameHoughton-le-Spring
Alt namesHoughton le Springsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates54.85°N 1.467°W
Located inTyne and Wear, England     (1974 - )
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Houghton-le-Spring is a town in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham, it is now administered as part of the Tyne and Wear county. It is situated almost equidistant between the cathedral city of Durham southwest and Sunderland about northeast. The town of Seaham and the North Sea lie about directly east. The villages and towns of Newbottle, Fencehouses and Hetton-le-Hole lie nearby. It has a population of 36,746.

Other villages within the Houghton-le-Spring postal district include: Philadelphia, Penshaw, Shiney Row, Chilton Moor and Woodstone Village.

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