Kelloe
Coordinates: 54°43′41″N 1°27′40″W / 54.728°N 1.461°W
Kelloe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south-east of Durham.
The Lordship of the Manor of Kelloe was bought by the Tempests of Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire, and bequeathed by Sir Henry Vane-Tempest to his daughter, Lady Frances Vane, who married the third Marquess of Londonderry.[1]
Nearby is East Hetton or Kelloe colliery where six men were killed by gasses from the Trimdon Grange colliery disaster in 1882.[2]
Notable people
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet.
- Stan Seymour, former Newcastle United player and chairman.
References
- ↑ "Lordship of the Manor up for sale". Northern Echo.
- ↑ Trimdon Grange, Durham. 16th February 1882, retrieved 22 May 2012
External links
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