Oakenshaw, County Durham
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oakenshaw-county-durham-235-7283599
title:
Oakenshaw, County Durham
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Oakenshaw is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Willington. In the 2001 census Oakenshaw had a population of 470. The village was purely a colliery village built for workers at the pit owned by Messrs. Straker & Love. Sinking started in 1855 but definite opening and closing dates are unknown. No disasters of 5 or more people killed were ever recorded but 43 people in total are known to have been killed working at the pit.
Once the pit was closed down the villa
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Human settlement in England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakenshaw,_County_Durham
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2022-10-08T15:26:30Z
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