Quebec is a small former mining village in County Durham, located under a mile north of Esh Winning and about 5 miles west of Durham City. Fields on Hamsteels Common were enclosed in the mid 18th century, when Britain was at war with the French Canadians, and Quebec was a topical name. At that time a local farm was given the name Quebec, and the name was used when the village was formed there in the 19th century.[1] Hamsteels Colliery, opened in 1867, was located between Quebec and Esh Winning (not in the village of Hamsteels, which is further north!). It was mining that gave rise to Quebec and a small adjacent settlement at Hamsteels Colliery (village). The population of Quebec reduced in 1940 when many of the streets were demolished. This eventually led to the closing of the school (built 1874), in 1955. The colliery closed in 1958. Hamsteels Colliery (village) was demolished in the 1970s to make way for open cast mining - the building of Church of St John remains.
Quebec is a small village in County Durham, in North East England. Once a coal mining village, it is situated 6 miles (10 km) west of the city of Durham, and close to the villages of Esh, Cornsay Colliery, Esh Winning and Langley Park. The village has a public house, the Hamsteels Inn, a hotel, Hamsteels Hall, a church, St. John the Baptist Hamsteels, a village hall, a playground and a used car dealership.
Administration
Civic
Quebec is for all purposes (historic, ceremonial and administrative) located in County Durham. The local police force is Durham Constabulary.
Political
Quebec is located in County Durham. It is in the Esh ward, which as of 2010 is represented on Durham County Council by Pat Glass (Labour). It is part of the North West Durham parliamentary constituency, which as of 2005 is represented in Parliament by Hilary Armstrong (Labour). It is in the North East England region, which serves as a constituency for the European Parliament.
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