Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act of 1946, the town sits about five miles north of Darlington. It is the oldest new town in the north of England and forms the civil parish of Great Aycliffe.
Population: 26,269
Latitude: 54° 37' 6.31" N
Longitude: -1° 34' 18.84" W
Easterside is a small housing estate towards the geographical centre of Middlesbrough in north-east England, with a population of around 3,200. It is bounded to the east by Marton Road A172 and to the south by Ladgate Lane B1380. Much of its housing…
Easington Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the village of Easington, County Durham, England.
The Museum of Archaeology, founded in 1833, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has collections ranging from the prehistoric, Ancient Greece, Roman to Medieval.
The School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (ECS) at Durham University is the department engaged in the teaching and research of Engineering and Computer Sciences. It was formed from the merger of the School of Engineering and the Department of…
The Durham University Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in Durham, England. The site is set in 25 acres (10 ha) of mature woodlands in the southern outskirts of the city.
The Durham to Sunderland Line was a railway line in the North East of England.
Durham School Boat Club is a school club offering rowing to students, parents, friends and other local schools.
The Darlington rail accident occurred on 28 June 1928 when a parcels train and an excursion train collided head on at Darlington Bank Top station. The accident was caused by the parcels train driver passing a signal at danger, due to misunderstandin…
Dalton-le-Dale is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the old A19 road between Seaham and Murton. Most of the village is located in a wooded valley bottom, stradling a single road which follows the stream that runs throug…
Crathorne is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The River Leven flows through the parish.
County Hospital, Durham was a hospital in Durham City built in 1853 from public donations and subscriptions, until services were moved to Lanchester Road Hospital on the Earls House Hospital site on the outskirts of the city.
Butterknowle is a village in Teesdale, County Durham, England, situated between the market towns of Bishop Auckland (9 miles to the east) and Barnard Castle (6 miles to the south-west). It has an attractive rural setting within the Gaunless Valley, …
The Burnhope transmitting station was originally built by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) as its sole 405-line transmitting station service the Tyne Tees Television region.
Brafferton is a village in the borough of Darlington and the traditional and ceremonial counties of Durham in England. The population of Brafferton Parish taken at the 2011 census was 154. It is situated between Darlington and Newton Aycliffe, a sho…
Bolam is a small village located in County Durham, England. The village population at the 2011 census was 209. It is situated a few miles to the north west of Darlington.
Bishop Barrington School is a co-educational comprehensive school in the town of Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England. It was established in 1810 in the town's market place and named after, the then Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington, who was a notab…
Bishop Auckland Hospital is a small NHS district general hospital serving the western part of County Durham, with a primarily rural catchment area centred on the Wear Valley. It was opened in 2002 and then had around 286 beds, but this number has si…
Aycliffe Village is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the south of the town of Newton Aycliffe.