36-472: Haughton-le-Skerne is a village in the borough of Darlington in the ceremonial county of Durham , England. It is situated in the north east of Darlington . The village lies to the west of the River Skerne . At the centre of the village green , is the main road towards Darlington town centre going across the river, south of the church. There used to be a linen mill on the riverbank on the east side of
72-426: A cottage which would serve as a boarding house, and when she retired, would serve as her home for her retirement days. John Wrightson (1840-1916), founder of Downton Agricultural College and great grandfather of Downton writer Julian Fellowes was born in the village. In 1921 the civil parish had a population of 664. On 1 October 1930 the parish was abolished and merged with Darlington and Barmpton . It
108-468: A section of the A1, is the main road to the town; it runs to Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne (30 miles) in the north and Darlington (8 miles) and Northallerton in the south. The A1(M) , which runs between Edinburgh and London, passes near to the town; it provides as an alternative route to Durham and Newcastle. The A689 is also nearby; it runs to Bishop Auckland in the west and Hartlepool and Teesside in
144-541: A state system of Social Security benefits, a National Health Service , council housing, free education and full employment. He called it the Welfare State . The Welfare State was introduced across Britain in 1948. Beveridge selected an area of moorland which lay between Aycliffe and Middridge to be developed into what would become his flagship “new-town”. Newton Aycliffe was intended to be the very embodiment of his vision for postwar Britain. Beveridge, committed as he
180-515: Is named after its largest settlement, the town of Darlington , where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural area surrounding the town which contains several villages. The population of the borough at the 2021 census was 107,800, of which over 86% (93,015) lived in the built-up area of Darlington itself. Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority , which has been led by
216-627: Is near to the A1(M) junction with the A167 (former A1). The original Woodham was a medieval village, although apart from a few low mound earthworks (on private land) there is no trace of this original village. It was located on the northern side of the Woodham Burn stream and to the East of the A167 that cuts through the site in a north–south direction. The village itself was said to have been 'burned by
252-472: Is now in the unparished area of Darlington. This County Durham location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Darlington (borough) The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham , England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a unitary authority ; it is independent from Durham County Council . It
288-689: The 2021 census was 26,415. Prior to the Newtown development, Aycliffe (originally 'Acley') was the site of an Anglo-Saxon settlement. The name Acley came from the Old English words: 'Ac', meaning oak, and 'ley', meaning 'a clearing'. Aycliffe was the location of a church synods in AD 782 and AD 789. Another old name was 'Yacley'. The town's motto is Latin for "Not the Least, but the Greatest we seek". On
324-476: The Bilsdale or Pontop Pike TV transmitters. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Tees , Capital North East , Heart North East , Smooth North East , Greatest Hits Radio North East , Nation Radio North East , Hits Radio Teesside and Aycliffe Radio, a community-based station which broadcasts from the town. The town is served by the local newspapers The Northern Echo and Aycliffe Today , as well as
360-580: The County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service and Durham Constabulary . Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority along with Hartlepool , Middlesbrough , Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees . Unlike Darlington, the other four districts in the combined authority had all been part of the county of Cleveland between 1974 and 1996. Darlington Borough Council provides both county-level and district-level services. Parts of
396-463: The New Towns Act of 1946 , the town is 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north of Darlington and 10 miles (16 km) to the south of Durham . It is the oldest new town in the north of England. Together with the bordering Aycliffe Village (to the south) and the north part of School Aycliffe (to the west), it forms the civil parish of Great Aycliffe. The population of the town at the time of
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#1732802618666432-788: The Newton News , which is the town's local community magazine. Newton Aycliffe railway station is a stop on the Tees Valley Line . Services are provided by Northern Trains to Bishop Auckland , Darlington and Saltburn . There are connections to London North Eastern Railway services on the East Coast Main Line at Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley and London Kings Cross ; at Eaglescliffe for Grand Central services to Northallerton and York ; and at Thornaby for Northern Trains services to Hartlepool , Sunderland and Newcastle . The A167 , formerly
468-507: The 2001 census, Great Aycliffe had a population of 26,385, although in 2007 Great Aycliffe Town Council reported this had risen to 29,000. It is the largest town within the Sedgefield constituency. Within a radius of 10 miles (16 km) are several towns and villages including Darlington , Bishop Auckland , Shildon and Heighington . To the south of the town is the village of Aycliffe. Newton comes from 'New Town'. Aycliffe Village
504-514: The Scots' during the English – Scottish wars of the late 13th and early 14th centuries, and appears not to have been rebuilt, although several buildings did appear in the 18th and 19th centuries, some of which still remain on both east and west sides of the A167. There appears to have been a small 18th-century stone quarry on the eastern side of this site with associated buildings, which can be seen on
540-493: The borough are covered by civil parishes , which form a second tier of local government for their areas. Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority . The council has been under no overall control since 2019. Following the 2023 election a coalition of Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed to run the council, led by Labour councillor Steve Harker. Political control of
576-431: The composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the council has comprised 50 councillors , representing 20 wards , each of which elects two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The council is based at Darlington Town Hall on Feethams in the centre of Darlington. The building was purpose-built for the old county borough council and
612-455: The council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows: Lower-tier non-metropolitan district Unitary authority The role of mayor is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . An attempt to secure a referendum on having a directly elected mayor in 2006 was unsuccessful. The leaders since 1991 have been: Following the 2023 election and subsequent changes of allegiance up to May 2024,
648-414: The council stopped building council homes. Since then private houses and housing associations have been building the town's homes. In the early 1980s an area of private housing called Woodham Village was built on the site of what was once Woodham Farm, it was designed and developed around a community centre, church and a parade of shops overlooking a central green. The Huntsman Public house is also situated on
684-511: The directly elected Tees Valley Mayor since 2017. The neighbouring districts are the County Durham district to the north and west, Stockton-on-Tees to the east and North Yorkshire to the south, the River Tees forming the border for the latter. The town of Darlington was made a municipal borough in 1867. In 1915 it was elevated to become a county borough , taking over county-level functions from Durham County Council. The borough
720-472: The east. The town has bus services provided by Arriva North East to Bishop Auckland, Durham, Darlington, Spennymoor, Ferryhill , Peterlee and Sedgefield . Town services are provided by Hodgsons' service 17. There is one nearby Accident and Emergency department in the area – Darlington Memorial Hospital . The hospital is equipped for dealing with chest pain, shortness of breath, headaches, convulsions, diabetes and general ill health and will liaise with
756-557: The edge of the town is the Bishop Auckland to Darlington railway branch line which is part of the 1825 Stockton and Darlington Railway . George Stephenson 's steam locomotive Locomotion No 1 was placed on the rails close to Newton Aycliffe near to where Heighington station is. The Great North Road (A1) passed through the town until 1969. During World War II , Aycliffe was the site of ammunitions manufacturing. Huge grass-covered munitions factories were built and served by
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#1732802618666792-454: The nearby railway lines. The factories were largely staffed by thousands of women, dubbed the " Aycliffe Angels ", who bravely took up the dangerous work. The government asked William Beveridge to produce a report on what he wanted Britain to be like after the war. In 1942 he produced his report. Five giants, he said, oppressed mankind – Poverty, Disease, Homelessness, Ignorance and Unemployment. To end this once and for all, Beveridge proposed
828-585: The north side of Haughton-le-Skerne, a turnpike led over the river to the ports on the Tees estuary , carrying traffic including salt from the Bishop's salt mines. Haughton-le-Skerne is now connected to a large suburb of Darlington, with areas including Springfield and Whinfield. The community was referred to in the ITV series Downton Abbey as it was the location where Mrs. Beryl Patmore ( Lesley Nicol ) would find
864-454: The original 1860 Ordnance Survey maps, however most of these buildings were demolished towards the end of the 19th century. Afterwards the hamlet of Woodham remained relatively unchanged until the late 1970s – early 1980s, when some of its farms, such as Woodham North, Woodham South and the original Woodham Farm itself, were all demolished and their land used for new housing developments, as nearby Newton Aycliffe expanded and began to encroach on
900-552: The original Woodham area. Newton Aycliffe, in common with many of the post war "New Towns" consisted originally of mostly social / public housing, a large proportion of which is now privately owned. Woodham is the largest of a number of private housing developments that have taken place since the late 1970s, to the North of Woodham Burn; which at one time formed a natural northern boundary to the town of Newton Aycliffe. From its start Newton Aycliffe kept expanding in size, until 1980 when
936-663: The regional psychiatric teams in the event of mental health cases or for referral to the West Park Mental Health Hospital. Mental Health teams operate from the Pioneering Care Centre also in the case of Child and Adolescent Mental to the new centre in Burn Lane . Darlington is well equipped for injuries such as broken bones, severe abdominal pain which may require surgery, eye conditions and maternity and baby cases. For cancer treatments
972-493: The same central green, whilst the Woodham Golf and Country Club lies a short way to the north of the main development, on the road to Rushyford . Woodham Way is the centre of Woodham containing a row of shops including dentists, takeaways and newsagents. Woodham lies close to the town centre and the local supermarket, both within walking distance. Recently the area has been expanded by more housing developments increasing
1008-403: The size of the village by a notable amount. The town has a large industrial estate to the south of the town, split into three. The Ineos plant (former Hydro Polymers PVC plant) is near the railway. Schools in the area are Colleges in the area are Local news and television signals are provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees . Television signals are received from either
1044-453: The town include Flymo , 3M , Ebac and Ineos (who have taken over Hydro Polymers) with many more small factory units. One of the largest factories in the district is Gestamp Tallent (Formerly Thyssenkrupp), which now holds 7 plants around the industrial estate. In 2015, Hitachi commenced production at their £82 million railway rolling stock factory at Newton Aycliffe, called Hitachi Newton Aycliffe . It employs 720 people. Great Aycliffe
1080-533: The town. The council was made a unitary authority on 1 April 1997, regaining its independence from the county council. The way this change was implemented was to create a new non-metropolitan county of Darlington covering the same area as the existing borough, but with no separate county council; instead the existing borough council took on county functions, making it a unitary authority. The borough remains part of County Durham for ceremonial purposes , with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as
1116-474: The village. Part of the mill leat can still be seen today. St Andrew's Church at the west end of the village green is the oldest church in Darlington, circa 1125. Some of the stones may have originated in a previous church on the same site. Parts of the existing rectory have monastic ruins built into the foundation and some inner walls, speculated to be evidence of an earlier building on this site. On
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1152-496: Was closed and demolished, along with numerous factories. There were also Eaton Axles, and B.I.P., who were to become two of the largest employers of the town until the early 1980s. One other company was Union Carbide . Eaton Axles closed down and shipped itself to Poland ; B.I.P. is now Hydro Polymers; meanwhile, Union Carbide was taken over by STC (Standard Telephone and Cables) before being taken over by Sanyo for several years, but this has now closed. Businesses currently located in
1188-518: Was completed in 1970. As well as Darlington itself the borough includes the surrounding villages of: It is home to Teesside International Airport (previously known as Durham Tees Valley Airport). The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Darlington. Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham , England. Founded in 1947 under
1224-630: Was once part of a wider ancient parish of Aycliffe which included Brafferton , Newton-Ketton and Preston-le-Skerne . From 1974 until 2009, Great Aycliffe was in the borough of Sedgefield , based in Spennymoor , and it was the largest town in the borough. Since April 2009, Newton Aycliffe has been governed by the Great Aycliffe Town Council and the County Durham Unitary Authority . At
1260-537: Was reformed and enlarged on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . It absorbed nearly all of the surrounding Darlington Rural District , with the exception of the parish of Great Aycliffe (which covers the town of Newton Aycliffe ) which went to Sedgefield district . The enlarged borough was also reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district as part of the 1974 reforms, with Durham County Council once more providing county-level services to
1296-485: Was to his vision for the emerging social landscape of postwar Britain, also took up residence in the Pease Way area of his flagship new town. The factories were eventually replaced by manufacturing buildings which over time became the industrial district of the town. After the war, many companies moved onto the industrial estate, including Great Lakes Chemicals , which retained the munitions factories until 2004 when it
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