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Haswell
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St Paul's Parish Church, Haswell
Haswell is located in County Durham
Haswell
Haswell
Population 1,831 (2011)
OS grid reference NZ375433
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DURHAM
Postcode district DH6
Dialling code 0191
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
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54°47′00″N 1°25′04″W / 54.7834°N 1.4177°W / 54.7834; -1.4177

Haswell is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the city of Durham, 9 miles (14 km) south of the city of Sunderland and 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north-west of the town of Peterlee.

Haswell was the birthplace of world champion road racing cyclist Tom Simpson, born 30 November 1937, who died aged 29 on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France.

It was also the home of the first coal mine in the world with a steel cable down its mine shaft.

Coal

Coal was discovered in the early 19th century.

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