Why visit Tanfield
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 33 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Causey Arch, Beamish, The Living Museum of The North, Burnopfield War Memorial and Derwent Park.
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About Tanfield
Tanfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanley, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is near Stanley, and the location of Tanfield Railway, the Causey Arch and Tanfield School. The village was formerly a mining village.
From the Wikipedia article Tanfield, County Durham (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Causey Arch
Bridge · 1.1 mi
Bridge in Stanley, County Durham, England
Museums and landmarks9
Beamish, The Living Museum of The North
Museum · 2.3 mi
Open-air museum in County Durham, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes33
21 more on the map.
History
The village was first recorded in 1179 as Tamefeld, believed to be Old English for "field by the River Team", but it is mentioned in an account by John of Hexham of the Scottish invasion of 1138. The village church is from the 10th century.
Tanfield was formerly a chapelry, from 1866 Tanfield was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Stanley, Consett and Lamesley. In 1931 the parish had a population of 9236.
From the History section of Tanfield, County Durham on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Economy
In 1797, Frederick Eden in his 'State of the Poor' reported on the depressed state of the coal industry in Tanfield parish
Tanfield Lea Colliery, Tanfield Lea. Closed 25 August 1962. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ188544, 54°53′2″N 1°42′25″W, 7 miles (11 km) SW of Newcastle.
Tanfield Moor Colliery, Tantobie. Opened before 1828. Closed Oct 1948. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ169545, 54°53′6″N 1°44′12″W, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) SW of Newcastle.
East Tanfield Colliery, Tantobie. Opened 1844. Closed January 1965. Owners: - James Joicey (from 1844), East Tanfield Colliery Co. Limited (from 1917), South Derwentside Coal Co. Limited (from 1929). National Coal Board (from 1947). Location: - (Sheet 88) NZ194552, 54°53′28″N 1°41′51″W, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) SW of Newcastle
The village has the highest rate of people aged 16–74 who have never worked, the figure stands at 33.33 percent, in the whole of England and Wales.
From the Wikipedia article Tanfield, County Durham, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Tanfield
- Amyas BortonRoyal Air Force air marshal
- John Foreman(1913-1964)
- Matthew KirtleyBritish locomotive engineer (1813–1873)
- Thomas KirtleyBritish railway engineer
Born in Tanfield, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship10
Christ Church United Reformed Church
Church · Reformed · 1.5 mi
Church Bank, Stanley
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.3 mi
Lobley Hill Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare1
Map of Tanfield
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Getting there and nearby towns
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 miles away.
- Stanley 2 mi south, about 3 min by car
- Annfield Plain 3 mi south, about 4 min by car
- Whickham 4 mi north, about 6 min by car
- Blaydon-on-Tyne 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Consett 5 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Chester-le-Street 6 mi southeast, about 10 min by car
- Newcastle upon Tyne 7 mi northeast, about 11 min by car
- Gateshead 7 mi northeast, about 10 min by car
- Newburn 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
- Felling 7 mi northeast, about 11 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Causey Arch, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beamish - The Living Museum of The North - 12, Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of St James, Burnhopfield, Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Derwent1, Burnopfielder1 ( talk ) burnopfielder1, Public domain
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