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Blackhall Rocks


Blackhall Rocks is a village on the coast of County Durham. It is situated on the A1086 coast road between Horden and Hartlepool. The north of the village is adjacent to Blackhall Colliery. High Hesledon is about half a mile to the west and Crimdon is a similar distance to the south.

Blackhall Rocks is a village on the North Sea coast of County Durham, England. It is situated on the A1086 between Horden and Hartlepool, and just south of Blackhall Colliery which it adjoins. It is sometimes referred to by locals in the area as "The Rocks".

One of the earliest mentions of Blackhall Rocks is in the mid-19th century, when the beach was photographed. This was a time when the beach was part of a minor holiday resort, due to the location of a hotel above the cliffs. It was around this time a railway station was established here, which was closed in 1960. The hotel remained up until the 1970s when it was demolished, at a time when it had been used as flats, as a form of temporary housing, by Easington (district) Council, since the 1940s.

Despite the presence of the hotel, it was not until the 1920s and 1930s that Blackhall Rocks really developed as a community and village, something which is itself evident driving down the "coast road" (the A1086). Most of the houses along this road were built for middle class commuters, hence the proliferation of semi-detached houses and bungalows. In the late 1930s the local council built a large council estate to the west of the coast road, around the road to High Hesleden. Later on in the 1960s and 1970s a series of new council homes were built to the east, between the coast road and the railway line.

The Battlefield Band composed a song entitled "Blackhall Rocks". It was named after this village.

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A1086 Coast Road at Blackhall Rocks boundary

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Blackhall Rocks - County Durham

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Site of Blackhall Rocks Station

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Convenience store, Blackhall Rocks

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Railway Cottages, Blackhall Rocks

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Farm on Mickle Hill

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Shipwreck of 'Kasko' at Blackhall Rocks

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A information board at Blackhall Rocks

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Blackhall Colliery
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- Overview About Blackhall Colliery Map Street View   Blackhall Colliery is a village on the North Sea coast of County Durham, in England. It is situated on the A1086 between …
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Blackhall Rocks - County Durham

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Early Medieval Child Inhumation 150 meters from Rocksville, Blackhall Rocks
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Blackhall Rocks - Durham Heritage Coast (UK) - By drone (Mavic Pro)

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