Seaton Delaval

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Seaton Delaval
Seaton Delaval shown within Northumberland
Population	7062
OS grid reference	NZ3477
District	Blyth Valley
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITLEY BAY
Postcode district	NE25
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
European Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Blyth Valley
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°04′57″N 1°28′40″W / 55.0826, -1.4778

Seaton Delaval is a village in the Blyth Valley district of Northumberland, England, with a population of about 7,000^{[citation needed]} it is the largest of the five villages in the Seaton Valley and is the site of Seaton Delaval Hall the masterpiece completed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1727.

The residents of Seaton Delaval tend to be working or lower middle class, with large areas of council housing reflecting the villages mining heritage; the modern 'folk' song "Blackleg Miner" mentions the village, saying, "Oh Delaval is a terrible place/ They rub wet clay in the blackleg's face." However, in more recent years areas of up-market housing have been built, as a result of the village's proximity to Newcastle Upon Tyne and North Tyneside. Methodists are the largest religious group in Seaton Delaval, and are served by the United Reformed/Methodist Church on Elsdon Avenue.

The village is served by the NE25 post code and the postal town of Whitley Bay. Unlike other parts of Northumberland, Seaton Delaval and the surrounding villages use the telephone code 0191 which is a Tyneside area code

Procter & Gamble have a factory in the village, which used to be the independed Shultons factory. Shultons used to make Old Spice aftershave before P&G bought the brand. Now the factory is involved in Clairol Hair Dye Products (Nice & Easy)and the Hugo Boss fragrance range.

Nearby villages include:

Holywell Village,
Seghill,
Seaton Sluice,
New Hartley

[edit] Education

The village is served by five main schools. Seaton Terrace Nursery, Holywell First School, Seaton Delaval First School (Primary), Whytrig Middle School and Astley Community High School. Seaton Delaval First school (Previously known as "The Station School" has moved recently from the old village site on Double Row, to the Whytrig site as part of Northumberland's switch from three-tier to two-tier education.

The complete list of schools Seaton Delaval (and Holywell) have are: