Wingate is a former pit village with a mixture of 19th-century, post-war, and more recent housing developments. It was originally enhabited by around 30 farmers before 1839 when coal was discovered. It is located in the East of County Durham, three miles south west of Peterlee, and seven miles north west of Hartlepool. As with most villages in the area, it grew rapidly with the development of coal-mining in the region.
Population: 4,761
Latitude: 54° 43' 56.71" N
Longitude: -1° 22' 44.26" W
Stockton North is a constituency covering the town of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham and other nearby settlements in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees located north of the River Tees, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2…
Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been wholly occupied since 1840 by University College, Durham. It is open to the general public to visit, but only through guided tours, since it is in use as a working build…
Sunderland Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Julie Elliott, a member of the Labour Party who was re-elected in the 2015 General Election.
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Tom Blenkinsop of the Labour Party.
Bishop Auckland is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Helen Goodman of the Labour Party.
The Durham Light Infantry (D.L.I.) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and the 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) along …
Darlington is a market town in County Durham in the North East of England and regarded as a semi-marginal Labour seat currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jenny Chapman of the Labour Party.
Houghton and Sunderland South /ˈhoʊtən.ənd.ˈsʊn.dərˌlənd.saʊθ/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Bridget Phillipson of the Labour Party.
Easington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Grahame Morris of the Labour Party.
Washington and Sunderland West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Sharon Hodgson, a member of the Labour Party.
HM Prison Frankland is a Category A men's prison located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England.
The Tees Transporter Bridge, often referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge or affectionately referred to as 'The Tranny', is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees, England. It connects Middlesbrough, on the south bank, to …
The Battle of Neville's Cross took place to the west of Durham, England, on 17 October 1346. The culmination of a Scottish invasion of northern England, the battle ended with the rout of the Scots and the capture of their king, David II of Scotland.
Beamish, the North of England Open Air Museum is an open-air museum located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, County Durham, England.
Raby Castle (grid reference NZ12912177) is near Staindrop in County Durham, England, in 200 acres (810,000 m2) of deer park. It was built by John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, between approximately 1367 and 1390. Cecily Neville, the mother of …
The TS postcode area, also known as the Cleveland postcode area, (or unofficially as the Teesside postcode area) comprises the postcode districts covering the post towns of Billingham, Guisborough, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-…
The River Wear (pronounced WEER) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland.
The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority area in the Tees Valley region of the North East of England, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotto…