Dawdon
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Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, in County Durham, England.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An area of the beach near Dawdon (known locally as "the Blast", a former waste coal dumping site) was used in the opening scenes of the science fiction film Alien 3.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
The township of Dawdon (commonly spelled Dawden on old records and maps) was in the parish of Dalton-le-Dale<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and consisted of an area of 1,088 acres between the Durham coast and the townships of Seaham, Dalton-le-Dale and Cold Hesledon. Seaham Harbour was built in the township. The port and town grew during the 19th century. In 1866 Dawdon became a separate civil parish and became part of Seaham Harbour urban district, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Seaham.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and became part of the new Seaham urban district.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
"The population in 1801 was 22; in 1811, 27; in 1821, 35; in 1831, in consequence of the construction of a new harbour, it had increased to 1022; in 1841, 2017; in 1851, 3538; in 1861, 6137; in 1871, 7132; in 1881, 7714; and in 1891, 9044."<ref>History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 19,399.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Climate
Like the rest of the United Kingdom, Dawdon has a temperate climate. At Template:Convert<ref name="DH Climate" /> the average annual rainfall is lower than the national average of Template:Convert.<ref name="UK Climate">UK 1971-2000 averages Template:Webarchive, Met Office. Retrieved on 20 August 2007.</ref> Equally there are only around 121.3 days<ref name="DH Climate" /> where more than Template:Convert of rain falls compared with a national average of 154.4 days.<ref name="UK Climate" /> The area sees on average 1374.6 hours of sunshine per year,<ref name="DH Climate" /> compared with a national average of 1125.0 hours.<ref name="UK Climate" /> There is frost on 52 days<ref name="DH Climate" /> compared with a national average of 55.6 days.<ref name="UK Climate" /> Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures are Template:Convert and Template:Convert<ref name="DH Climate" /> compared with a national averages of Template:Convert and Template:Convert respectively.<ref name="UK Climate" />
The table below gives the average temperature and rainfall figures taken between 1971 and 2000 at the Met Office weather station in Durham:
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Dawdon Colliery
{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Ambox }} }} A new pit was created at Dawdon and new shafts sunk in the rocky coastal area of Noses Point, near Dawdon beginning in 1900. The colliery opened for production in 1907.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dawdon Colliery closed on the 25th of July, 1991.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Dawdon Miners' Welfare Club
The Club was a prominent community hub built in 1909 and funded by contributions from local coal miners. The club served as a central venue for social gatherings, including weddings, wakes, and public meetings, and held cultural significance in the area. It also featured in the 2000 film Billy Elliot, symbolizing the community's mining heritage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
See also
References
External links
- News stories on Dawdon: [1]
- A thousand old photos of Seaham, Dawdon and Murton: [2]
- Dawdon Colliery Remembered Template:Webarchive