Hesleden (/ˈhɛzəldən/ HEZ-əl-dən[1]) is a village in County Durham, England, south of Peterlee. The name is a combination of Dene and Hesle, which is from "hazel". The combined population of the five communities making up the parish of Monk Hesleden was 5,722 at the 2011 Census.[2]
- ^ ian tindale (4 October 2017). "Hesleden War memorial". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Monk Hesleden Parish (E04010666)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics.