houghton-le-spring

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Houghton-le-Spring (ˈhaʊtənləˈsprɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a town in N England, in Sunderland unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: coal-mining. Pop: 36 746 (2001)

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