Easington Colliery

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Easington Colliery is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Peterlee, and a short distance to the east of Easington. Easington started out as a place for mining. People started building the mine in 1899. Soon after in 1910, the coal mining process started. In 1993 the mine was closed, with the loss of 1400 jobs. This caused a decline in the local economy; Easington Colliery is currently the 4th most economically "deprived" place in England.

Easington was the setting for the 2000 film Billy Elliot.

Source: http://ww2.durham.gov.uk/community/easington/colliery.htm

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