Warden Law
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| Warden Law | |
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  Warden Law Location within Tyne and Wear | |
| Population | 33 |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOUGHTON LE SPRING |
| Postcode district | DH5 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Warden Law is a rural civil parish in the Sunderland district of Tyne and Wear, England. Its small settlements are mostly along the B1404 road between Houghton-le-Spring and Seaham, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the centre of Houghton and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Sunderland city centre.
The area has several prehistoric burial sites and other neolithic groundworks and remains, largely destroyed by ploughing.[1] The hill at Wrdlau is mentioned in one account of the 10th-century journey of St Cuthbert's shrine which led to the establishment of Durham Cathedral.[2]
The parish had a population of 33 at the 2001 census.[3] At more recent censuses the population remained less than 100 and therefore details were included in the civil parish of Hetton. In 1872, the population was 73 and Warden-Law was described as a township in Houghton-le-Spring parish, Durham.[4]
