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Consett

British  
/ ˈkɒnsɪt /

noun

  1. a town in N England, in N Durham. Pop: 20 659 (2001)

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Mikey Fullerton, from Consett in County Durham, followed his father into the mole-catching business.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Durham County Council told the BBC the comic would not be performing again at its Empire Theatre in Consett.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

Ms Shaw, a mother of one from Consett, received her first dose of the vaccine on 29 April.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2021

In 1980, British Steel shut its plant at Consett, putting 4,500 people out of work, a still powerfully remembered devastation.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2018

Here is the biggest iron works in England, the Consett Iron Co., of Durham, a firm that employs 30,000 hands, and that firm publishes its catalogues and price lists in Esperanto.

From Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education by Bartholdt, Richard