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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Great Eppleton like this:
Eppleton, Great and Little, 2 townships, Houghton-le-Spring par., N. Durham, 8 miles and 6½ miles NE. of Durham -- Great E., 707 ac., pop. 55; Little E., 337 ac., pop. 38; contains Eppleton Colliery, with school.
Great Eppleton is now part of SUNDERLAND District. Click here for graphs and data of how SUNDERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Great Eppleton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Eppleton, in Sunderland and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2748
Date accessed: 23rd January 2026
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