Dawdon
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thumb|400px|Blast Beach near Dawdon was used for exterior shots of the planet Fiorina "Fury" 161 in Alien 3. Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, in 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.
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- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Seaham
- Population
- 7220
- Image
- Office block and Call Centre, Dawdon - geograph.org.uk - 1541692.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0191
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- OS grid reference
- NZ433484
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- Dawdon
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- History
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- Dawdon Colliery
- Dawdon Miners' Welfare Club
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thumb|400px|Blast Beach near Dawdon was used for exterior shots of the planet Fiorina "Fury" 161 in Alien 3. Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, in 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.
== History == The township of Dawdon (commonly spelled Dawden on old records and maps) was in the parish of Dalton-le-Dale and consisted of an area of 1,088 acres between the Durham coast and the townships of Seaham, Dalton-le-Dale and Cold Hesledon. Seaham Harbour was built in the township. The port and town grew during the 19th century. In 1866 Dawdon became a separate civil parish and became part of Seaham Harbour urban district, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Seaham. and became part of the new Seaham urban district.
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