East Rainton
East Rainton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated alongside the A690 road between Sunderland and Durham, near Houghton-le-Spring.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainton Meadows and Joe’s Pond.
Rainton Meadows
Nature reserve
Photo: Jimmy Pitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainton Meadows is a nature reserve just to the west of East Rainton, County Durham, north-east England. The reserve, which covers 60 ha, and the adjacent Joe's Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest, are managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.
Joe’s Pond
Protected area
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Joe's Pond is a 4-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest that lies to the east of, and adjacent to, the Rainton Meadows nature reserve in Tyne and Wear, England.
Middle Rainton
Picnic site
Middle Rainton was a small village between West Rainton and East Rainton on the boundary of County Durham and the City of Sunderland, north east England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hetton-Le-Hole and West Rainton.
Hetton-Le-Hole
Town
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hetton-le-Hole is a town in the civil parish of Hetton in the Sunderland district, in the county of, Tyne and Wear. Until 1974 it was in County Durham.
West Rainton
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Rainton is a village in the civil parish of West Rainton and Leamside, in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring. Leamside is about one-half mile to the west, and the south-western end of the village is known by the separate name of Rainton Gate.
Houghton-Le-Spring
Town
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton-le-Spring is an area of Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham. It lies seven miles from Durham, 7 miles. Seaham is also 5 mi directly east.
East Rainton
- Type: Village with 1,210 residents
- Description: village in Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Hetton, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.82491° or 54° 49′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.47884° or 1° 28′ 44″ westPopulation
1,210Elevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
9C6WRGFC+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29344433OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
10345366Wikidata ID
Q5329213
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“East Rainton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “East Rainton”
- French: “East Rainton”
- Irish: “East Rainton”
- Polish: “East Rainton”
- Swedish: “East Rainton”
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