South Tyneside · Town
Harton
A South Shields district with its own former colliery.
A colliery within the town
Harton had its own colliery, part of the coal industry that shaped South Shields alongside its older Roman and maritime history, both covered in full on this site's South Shields page. Today Harton is a settled residential district within the wider town.
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- Borough
- South Tyneside
- Historic county
- County Durham
- Known for
- Former Harton Colliery
Approximate location of Harton
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