Herrington

Herrington is an area in the south of Sunderland, lying within historic County Durham in North East England.

The Herringtons are split into East & Middle and West and New villages. East and Middle Herrington is now a largely residential area just off the A690. West and New Herrington are across the A19 road from East and Middle Herrington near Doxford International Business Park.

Herrington Country Park

In the 19th century, the Durham Coalfield began to take shape, and a number of collieries were established in the area, including one in New Herrington. Today, the former colliery site is the Herrington Country Park which plays host to the Durham County Show and the North East Motor Show. On 7 and 8 May 2005, Radio 1's Big Weekend was staged on the Herrington Country Park site. Notable artists who performed that year include Foo Fighters, Kasabian and The Black Eyed Peas. On 16 June 2012, the Olympic Torch came through the park and Blue Peter came live from the event.

Sport

The now-defunct football club Herrington Swifts were in existence in the early 20th century. Jack Middlemas, who played over 200 league games for York City, began his career with Swifts, as did James Bewick and Stanley Cowie. Jordan Henderson born in East Herrington, now playing for Liverpool in the English premier league.

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