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Dawdon
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Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, County Durham, England. An area of the beach near Dawdon (known locally as "the Blast", a former waste coal dumping site) was used in the opening scenes of the science fiction film Alien 3.[2]
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Dawdon | |
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![]() Lumps of coal among the rocks on Dawdon Blast Beach | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 7,220 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ433484 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SEAHAM |
Postcode district | SR7 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
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