What is "horden"

Horden is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast, to the east of Peterlee, approximately 12 miles south of Sunderland. Horden was a mining village until the closure of the Horden Colliery in 1987. Main features include the Welfare and Memorial Parks and St Mary's church. It is connected to the villages of Blackhall Colliery and Blackhall Rocks to its south by a spectacular rail viaduct which spans Castle Eden Dene near Denemouth. Horden Dene provides Horden's northern boundary with Easington Colliery. The A1086 road is the main road through the village linking with Easington and the A19 to Sunderland in the north and Blackhall and the A179 to Hartlepool in the south, the B1320 links the village to Peterlee and Shotton in the West.

Horden is an English surname.

• Hildebrand Horden (died 1696), was a London actor
• John Horden (January 20, 1828 – January 12, 1893) was the first Anglican Bishop of Moosonee
• Richard Horden (born 26 December 1944), a British architect

Horden is a village in County Durham

Horden may also refer to: