Haswell is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated 6 miles east of the city of Durham, 9 miles south of the city of Sunderland and 3.1 miles north-west of the town of Peterlee. The original settlement of Haswell was located where High Haswell is now on the hilltop before the village's centre moved downhill to its modern location on Salter's Lane. In the …Haswell is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated 6 miles east of the city of Durham, 9 miles south of the city of Sunderland and 3.1 miles north-west of the town of Peterlee. The original settlement of Haswell was located where High Haswell is now on the hilltop before the village's centre moved downhill to its modern location on Salter's Lane. In the 14th century, Haswell's small population was nearly wiped out by the Black Death.
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