Stamfordham, Northumberland

Stamfordham

St Mary the Virgin parish church
Stamfordham
 Stamfordham shown within Northumberland
Population 1,047 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ0772
Civil parishStamfordham
Unitary authorityNorthumberland
Ceremonial countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Postcode district NE18
Dialling code 01661
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentHexham
WebsiteStamfordham Parish Council
List of places
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England
Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°02′31″N 1°52′37″W / 55.042°N 1.877°W / 55.042; -1.877

Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Ponteland and 10 miles (16 km) east of Hexham. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin was built in the 13th century, and over-restored under the direction of Benjamin Ferrey in 1848.[3] In addition to St Mary's, there is a non-denominational Church on the Green.

The village also has an Ofsted 'outstanding[4]' rated school (Stamfordham First School), an historic Village Hall (originally the school), a public house (The Swinburne Arms) and a number of social and sports clubs - notably Stamfordham Cricket Club (playing on the Grange Oval on the southern edge of the village), the first team of which competes in the West Tyne League. The village green contains both a market square and a village lock-up which is Grade II listed[5] and dates from the early 19th Century, pre-dating the formation of police forces.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Full Dataset View: Area selected: Castle Morpeth (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Pevsner & Richmond 1957, p. 292.
  4. ↑ "Stamfordham First School Inspection report" (PDF).
  5. ↑ British Listed Buildings
  6. ↑ Curious Britain
  7. ↑ Heritage Exdplorer

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