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  2. Stanley, County Durham - Wikipedia

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    Stanley is a town and civil parish in County Durham in England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, Stanley lies south-west of Gateshead.. The local economy was once based on coal-mining and other heavy industries; with their disappearance or substantial decline, Stanley is now primarily a commuter town. [2]

  3. Consett - Wikipedia

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    A large area formerly used by Shotley Bridge Hospital was sold to a property developer, [16] which began to build a further 400 homes in 2013–2014. This development has now become the multi-award-winning Woodlands Estate. This has further aided Consett's recovery as a top commuter town due to its convenient location between Durham and Newcastle.

  4. Delves Lane - Wikipedia

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    Delves Lane and Delves House perhaps derive their name from the delf holes (pits, quarries) created by the 17th and 18th-century quarrying, attributed to the swordmakers of Shotley Bridge. [1] It was reported that in 1837 the only habitations in the immediate neighbourhood of Consett were Delves House, Carr House, and Barr House. [ 2 ]

  5. Lanchester, County Durham - Wikipedia

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    Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles (13 km) west of Durham and 5 miles (8 km) from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054. [1] Although there was a small drift mine on the edge of the village which closed in the 1970s, Lanchester's economy was mainly based on agriculture. It is now a ...

  6. The Grove, County Durham - Wikipedia

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    It is situated to the south of Consett. The Grove is a post-World War II housing estate. Originally part of the Consett manor [1] with Consett Hall being located near the current Hallgarth area. The estate was probably named after Consett Grove originally located a little south of Selby Lodge in the current Selby Gardens area.

  7. Shotley Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Shotley Bridge is a village, adjoining the town of Consett to the south in County Durham, England, 15 miles northwest of Durham.. It is located on the A694 road starting from Consett and Blackhill to the south, then continuing north east to East Law, Ebchester and onward to Swalwell within the borough of Gateshead.

  8. Allensford - Wikipedia

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    It is on the River Derwent, about 2 miles SW of Consett, and 1 mile north of Castleside. Allensford was first recorded as Aleynforth in Bishop Hatfield 's survey of c. 1382. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The placename is sometimes listed as Allansford ; "At Allansford...is a bridge over the Derwent into Northumberland, surrounded by some of the most beautiful ...

  9. North West Durham (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia

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    The constituency was in the northwest of County Durham, in the North East England region. It consisted of the western part of the former Derwentside district (including Consett and Lanchester) and the northern part of the former Wear Valley district (including Weardale, Crook, and Willington).

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