Kelloe
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Population | 1,502 (2011) |
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OS grid reference | NZ345365 |
Civil parish | Kelloe |
Unitary authority | County Durham |
Ceremonial county | County Durham |
Region | North East |
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 |
UK Parliament | City of Durham |
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Coordinates: 54°43′41″N 1°27′40″W / 54.728°N 1.461°W
Kelloe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,502.[1] It is situated to the south-east of Durham.
The Lordship of the Manor of Kelloe was bought by the Tempests of Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire, and bequeathed by Sir Henry Vane-Tempest to his daughter, Lady Frances Vane, who married the third Marquess of Londonderry.[2]
Nearby is East Hetton or Kelloe colliery where six men were killed by gasses from the Trimdon Grange colliery disaster in 1882.[3]
Notable people
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet.
- Stan Seymour, former Newcastle United player and chairman.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "Lordship of the Manor up for sale". Northern Echo.
- ↑ Trimdon Grange, Durham. 16th February 1882, retrieved 22 May 2012
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