Easington District

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Easington District
Easington
Location in Durham
status District
region North East England
Administration County Durham
Administrative headquarters Easington
surface 144.56 km² (212.)
Residents 94,700 (238.)
ONS code 20UF
Website -
founding 1974
resolution 2009

Easington was a district in County Durham in England . The administrative seat was the city of Easington . Other important places were Peterlee and Seaham .

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and resulted from the merger of the Urban District Seaham and the Rural District Easington. Easington has the lowest proportion of residents born outside the UK in the country, at 1.2%. On April 1, 2009, in addition to Easington, all Dictricts in County Durham were abolished as part of the administrative reform and merged into the Unitary Authority Durham .

Coordinates: 54 ° 47 ′  N , 1 ° 21 ′  W