Seaton Sluice is a village in Northumberland. It lies on the coast at the mouth of the Seaton Burn, midway between Whitley Bay and Blyth. In the 2021 census the village had a population of 2,956. Seaton Sluice lies 1⁄2 mile north of the village of Hartley, and was once part of it, being called Hartley Pans, because of the salt-pans used to harvest salt there sin…Seaton Sluice is a village in Northumberland. It lies on the coast at the mouth of the Seaton Burn, midway between Whitley Bay and Blyth. In the 2021 census the village had a population of 2,956. Seaton Sluice lies 1⁄2 mile north of the village of Hartley, and was once part of it, being called Hartley Pans, because of the salt-pans used to harvest salt there since 1236. Hartley was once an area stretching from the Brier Dene Burn to the Seaton Burn, which belonged to Tynemouth Priory. In 1100 the land became the property of the Hubert de Laval, nephew by marriage to William the Conqueror. The de Lavals settled about 1⁄2 mile inland from Hartley Pans and their place of residence became Seaton Delaval, the name 'Seaton' being derived from Old English meaning a settlement (ton) by the sea.
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