Haswell, County Durham

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.

Haswell was the birthplace of world champion road racing cyclist Tom Simpson, born 30 November 1937, who died aged 29 on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France.

It was also the home of the first coal mine in the world with a steel cable down its mine shaft.

Coal
Coal was discovered in the early 19th century.