Hetton-le-Hole

Hetton-le-Hole is a town in the civil parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Until 1974 it was in County Durham. The A182 road runs through the town, between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane which borders the County Durham District, off the A69t and east of the A1(M). The parish includes the villages of Easington Lane and Warden Law, had a population of 14,402 in 2001. The parish also includes Hetton proper, along with East Rainton, Middle Rainton (West Rainton is a separate parish), Low Moorsley and High Moorsley. Great Eppleton Wind Farm, a wind farm originally of four dual-bladed alternators, provides electricity to the National Grid. The original wind turbines have been replaced by larger three-bladed versions. The turbines are far enough away from local houses not to cause any audible disturbance.