Hetton Burn

Mouth: Hetton-le-Hole, City of Sunderland

Source: Hetton-le-Hole, City of Sunderland

Length: 2.414km

Etymology: Named after Hetton-le-Hole, with its name derived from Old English hēopedūn, meaning wild rose hill. Hetton would simply be wild rose (hēope). [1]

Regions:

North East

Counties:

Tyne and Wear (Ceremonial)
County Durham (Historical)

Tributary of Lumley Park Burn running through Hetton-le-Hole.

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