30-524: Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham , England. Founded in 1947 under 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
60-584: 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 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
90-417: 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 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)
120-405: A small 18th-century stone quarry on the eastern side of this site with associated buildings, which can be seen on 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
150-436: Is a hamlet in the civil parish of Mordon , County Durham , England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Newton Aycliffe . Preston-le-Skerne was formerly a township in the parish of Aycliffe, in 1866 Preston le Skerne became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1983 the parish was abolished and merged with Mordon. In 1971 the parish had a population of 81. This County Durham location article
180-534: 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 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,
210-457: 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 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
240-492: 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 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
270-587: Is the only city in the district. Following the 2021 United Kingdom local elections , the council is now under control of a coalition of the Liberal Democrats , Conservative Party , Independents and North East Party . The main industries where people in County Durham work are retail, health and social work, and manufacturing. The three largest industry groups for jobs based in the district are education, health, and manufacturing, while
300-571: 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 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
330-566: The A167 that cuts through the site in a north–south direction. The village itself was said to have been 'burned by 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
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#1732801530010360-692: 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 a visit many miles away to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is required. There are several care homes in
390-400: The area such as Woodham Grange and Woodham Lodge, both of which are situated on Burn Lane. County Durham (district) County Durham is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of County Durham , England. It is governed by Durham County Council . The district has an area of 2,226 square kilometres (859 sq mi), and contains 135 civil parishes . It forms part of
420-567: The civil parish of Great Aycliffe. The population of the town at the time of 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
450-399: The industrial estate, including Great Lakes Chemicals , which retained the munitions factories until 2004 when it 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.
480-494: 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 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
510-542: The larger ceremonial county of Durham , together with boroughs of Darlington , Hartlepool , and the part of Stockton-on-Tees north of the River Tees . Between 1974 and 1 April 2009, County Durham was governed as a two-tier non-metropolitan county , with a county council and district councils. The original eight districts were Chester-le-Street , Darlington , Derwentside , Durham (city), Easington , Sedgefield , Teesdale , and Wear Valley . In 1997 Darlington
540-456: 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 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
570-460: 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 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
600-569: The schools in the other districts having sixth forms. Local TV coverage is provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees . Local radio stations include BBC Radio Newcastle , BBC Radio Tees , Capital North East , Heart North East , Smooth North East , Greatest Hits Radio North East , Nation Radio North East , TFM ; and community radio stations Durham On Air , Bishop FM in Bishop Auckland, and Darlo Radio serving Darlington. Preston-le-Skerne Preston-le-Skerne
630-561: The south of the town is the village of Aycliffe. Newton comes from 'New Town'. Aycliffe Village 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
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#1732801530010660-477: 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 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
690-680: The three largest for businesses are construction, retail, and professional, scientific, and technical services. Durham LEA has a comprehensive school system with 36 state secondary schools (not including sixth form colleges ) and five independent schools (four in Durham and one in Barnard Castle). Easington district has the largest school population by year, and Teesdale has the smallest with two schools. Only one school in Easington and Derwentside districts have sixth forms, with about half
720-426: 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 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
750-632: 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 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
780-593: Was 'Yacley'. The town's motto is Latin for "Not the Least, but the Greatest we seek". On 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
810-473: 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 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
840-469: Was intended to be the very embodiment of his vision for postwar Britain. Beveridge, committed as he 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
870-598: Was removed from the non-metropolitan county and became a separate unitary authority. In 2009 the remaining districts were abolished and replaced by a single district covering the non-metropolitan county, with Durham County Council as the sole local authority. The district has multiple hamlets and villages. Settlements with town status include Consett , Barnard Castle , Peterlee , Seaham , Bishop Auckland , Newton Aycliffe , Middleton-in-Teesdale , Shildon , Chester-le-Street , Crook , Stanley , Willington , Stanhope , Spennymoor , Ferryhill and Sedgefield while Durham
900-748: 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 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
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