Egglescliffe | |
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Village and civil parish | |
Egglescliffe green | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 8,559 (2011) |
OS grid reference | NZ421131 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
Postcode district | TS16 |
Dialling code | 01642 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Egglescliffe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England.[1] Administratively it is located in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.[2]
The civil parish is in the Teesdale with a population of 8,559 at the 2011 Census.[3] In the 2021 census the group of interconnected villages in the parish and Preston-on-Tees had a population of 10,250, in the larger village to small town classification.[4] It has Egglescliffe School (secondary and sixth-form), a light industrial estate, two railway stations and golf club. Villages in the parish include Eaglescliffe, Urlay Nook, Sunningdale, Orchard and a development on the former Allens West MOD site.[5]
The village is on top of a hill with the River Tees at the bottom, overlooking Yarm on the other bank. It had a 2001 population of around 595,[6] There is a Church of England primary school, small kids play area, farms, allotments and a public house (called the Pot and Glass).