Seaton Sluice

Seaton Sluice is a village in Northumberland with 3081 inhabitants. It lies on the coast at the mouth of the River Seaton Burn, midway between Whitley Bay and Blyth.

History

Seaton Sluice was an industrial center during the 18th century. Coal was shipped from the port, and to improve access to navigation, a new access to the sea ( the cut ) was excavated in the 1760s, with a Rocky Iceland called island was created. This was done by the family of Delaval, who owned much land in the area. The village -based and a bottling plant. To the 19th century, the port was too small for the then industry and the coal trade, which had moved to Tyneside and Blyth. An attempt in the early 20th century to develop the village into a tourist resort, failed because of the construction of a partially completed railway line was abandoned in the First World War.

Attractions

The country house " Seaton Delaval Hall ', built by Sir John Vanbrugh, located in a suburb of Seaton Sluice, on the road to Seaton Delaval.

Holywell Dene, the wooded valley through which flows into the Seaton Burn Seaton Sluice, is the site of a larger building, which is called Starlight Castle and was built by the family of Delaval.

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• Place in Northumberland