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Consett

British  
/ ˈkɒnsɪt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Northumbrian Water has been supplying artificially fluoridated water since the late 1960s to Chester-le-Street, Consett, and Stanley in County Durham, Alnwick, Hexham and Cramlington in Northumberland and parts of North Tyneside, Newcastle and Gateshead.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

The pair met at army cadets in Consett and were in an "on-and-off" relationship for 18 months, which ended days before the killing.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

Councillor Dominic Haney, for Consett South, said it would be a "monster waste burner" and have a "devastating effect" on the nearby North Pennines area of outstanding natural beauty.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

It is more than 20 years since Herdman, born in Consett in County Durham, left his job at Sunderland's academy to take over the New Zealand women's team.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022

West of a line from Barnard Castle by Wolsingham to the neighbourhood of Consett the whole of the land, excepting narrow valleys, lies at elevations exceeding 1000 ft.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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