Our history and heritage

The former mining village of Wheatley Hill offers a wealth of history and heritage.

Before the coal mine era, Wheatley Hill was known first as Quetlaw village and then later as Whitelaw. As there is generally a reason for a name, it is suggested in Sir Timothy Eden's "History of Durham County," that these names were derived from Wheat, (Grain) and White, as the land was often seen covered with a Hoar Frost, and "Law" meaning land.

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