Hesleden
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Hesleden is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Peterlee. It has a large pond situated at the bottom next to the Hart to Haswell Walkway. Hesleden also has a park and Dene to walk through and explore.
Hesleden was named Hesleden from the two words combined, Dene and Hesle which is from "hazel".
Colin Bell, former England and Manchester City F.C. footballer, was born in Hesleden.
Hesleden has 1 club, having seen the Calf public house and the Cons club recently close, and a youth club which is open on a Monday from 6 till 9 for the age group of 7 to 11 and open on Wednesday from 6 till 9 for the age group of 11 to 18s. It also has one post office / shop, which is probably the main attraction.
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Coordinates: 54°44′12″N 1°18′54″W / 54.73667°N 1.315°W
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