Murton, County Durham
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murton-county-durham-298-8017249
title:
Murton, County Durham
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Murton is a village in County Durham, England. Lying eight miles (13 km) east of the city of Durham and six miles (9.7 km) south of Sunderland, it has a population of 4,534, increasing to 7,676 at the 2011 Census. Originally a rural agricultural hamlet called Morton, the discovery of coal beneath its fields in the 19th century transformed it into an industrial community. 'Morton became known as Murton Colliery or Murton-in-the-Whins following the sinking of the pit in 1838 by South Hetton Coal C
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Human settlement in England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murton,_County_Durham
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2023-11-30T18:36:21Z
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