Stanley, County Durham

Stanley
Town and civil parish
St. Andrew's Church, Stanley
Stanley is located in County Durham
Stanley
Stanley
Location within County Durham
Population31,300 (2019)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ197525
Civil parish
  • Stanley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTANLEY
Postcode districtDH9
Dialling code01207
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.stanley-tc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°52′01″N 1°41′31″W / 54.867°N 1.692°W / 54.867; -1.692

Stanley is a town and civil parish in the ceremonial county and district of County Durham, 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.[2] The core of the town began to grow in the nineteenth century through the expansion and merger of the mining villages of East Stanley and West Stanley.[3] The civil parish, created in 2007,[4] incorporates the town of Stanley and the villages of Annfield Plain, Bloemfontein, Catchgate, Clough Dene, Craghead, Greencroft, Harelaw, Kip Hill, New Kyo, No Place, Oxhill, Quaking Houses, Shield Row, South Moor, Tanfield, Tanfield Lea, Tantobie, The Middles, West Kyo and White-le-Head.[5]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ^ Ryder Architecture Ltd (25 October 2021). "Executive Summary". A Vision for Stanley 2021–2035 : Durham County Council : Masterplan Report (PDF). Durham County Council (Report). p. 5, para 3. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ Simpson, David (2022). "Stanley, Annfield Plain, Pontop and Tanfield". England's North East. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ "The Derwentside (Parish) Order 2007 (11 April 2007)" (PDF). Durham County Council. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Stanley Town Council Area" (zoomable map). Co-Curate. Newcastle University. 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.