Deaf Hill

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Deaf Hill
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Deaf Hill
Location within County Durham
OS grid reference NZ379366
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TRIMDON STATION
Postcode district TS29
Dialling code 01429
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
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County Durham
54°43′24″N1°24′45″W / 54.7232°N 1.4126°W / 54.7232; -1.4126

Deaf Hill is a village in County Durham, England. [1] [2] It is situated a short distance to the east of Trimdon Colliery. The origin of the name is not known. The alternative name for the village is Trimdon Station. Locally Deaf Hill is thought to have been originally called Death Hill, the name originating from a belief that if children were passed through the fork of a sycamore tree in the area they would be cured of diphtheria, however they died and the spot was called Death Hill. The name was changed as more people settled there.

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Deaf Hill Primary School

According to Trimdon Snippets, "No one can really find out the origin of the word Deaf Hill. The nearest solution I think is when land did not yield much, it was called "deef" or dead (deed) land". [3] The rising land behind the pit is called Sleepy Hill.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN   9780319228777.
  2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. "Deaf Hill Pit". Trimdon Snippets. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

Extract "how this pit got its name of Deaf Hill" from 'Trimdon Snippets' part of https://trimdon.com history section