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1. www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk › about › newton-aycliffeThe Newton Aycliffe Story - Great Aycliffe Town Council

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   Aycliffe Development Corporation proposed the name ‘Newton Aycliffe’, although one councillor suggested that this, as it comprised two words, would confuse the Post Office. Others campaigned for ‘Yackley’, ‘Newcliffe’ and ‘Great Aycliffe’. The people of Aycliffe Village referred to Newtonians – disparagingly – as ‘them up ...

2. www.thenorthernecho.co.uk › history › 20084010The story of County Durham's 75 year old town, Newton Aycliffe

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   Apr 23, 2022 · The centre of Newton Aycliffe in 1964. September 30, 2015. There have been many local landmarks in recent years, but none is more significant than the day Prime Minister David Cameron opened the ...

3. www.newtonnews.co.uk › local-information › town-historyTown History - Newton News

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   On the poor farmland to the north, a ‘new town’ (of about 10,000 inhabitants) was planned, where the workforce could live. Building began on 28 June 1948. The County Council wanted people to move into ‘Newton Aycliffe’ from the old ‘Category D’ (scheduled to die) pit villages.

4. www.newtonnews.co.uk › the-story-of-our-town-whatThe Story of Our Town . . . ‘What Lies Beneath’? | Newton News

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   Mar 24, 2024 · It’s been great reading stories and seeing old pictures of our town in development. Like many others, I have grown up knowing the ‘story’ of this town, a town that grew off the back of a large WWII munitions factory, where the ‘Aycliffe Angels’ filled brass casings full of hell!

5. www.thenorthernecho.co.uk › news › 24492831In pictures: a journey through the Newton Aycliffe archive

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   Aug 12, 2024 · This picture is from March 1967, before Moore's was taken over by RumbellowsNewton Aycliffe Development Corporation 40 years ago enjoyed courting controversy with its adverts which were meant to ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Newton_AycliffeNewton Aycliffe - Wikipedia

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   UK. England. County Durham. 54°37′N1°35′W / 54.62°N 1.58°W. 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. [ 3 ]

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   Where is Newton Aycliffe?

   • 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. [ 3 ]

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   Did Newton Aycliffe have a garden?

   • A library was set up in one of the prefabs. Newton Aycliffe’s gardeners planted crocuses and daffodils (they held the first garden show in September 1951) and Lord Beveridge, who had come to live in the town, organised weekly tree-planting sessions.

   The Newton Aycliffe Story - Great Aycliffe Town Council

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   When was Newton Aycliffe built?

   • On the poor farmland to the north, a ‘new town’ (of about 10,000 inhabitants) was planned, where the workforce could live. Building began on 28 June 1948. The County Council wanted people to move into ‘Newton Aycliffe’ from the old ‘Category D’ (scheduled to die) pit villages.

   Town History - Newton News

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   What is Newton Aycliffe to Shildon loop?

   • Newton Aycliffe to Shildon Loop is a 16 mile easy cycle route town to town with a rural feel on the way, on-road. It is marked on the Durham County Council South Durham Cycle Map as CDS1. The original route of the Great Aycliffe Way was compiled in 1998 to commemorate 50 years since the designation of the new town of Newton Aycliffe.

   Newton Aycliffe - This is Durham

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   Was Newton Aycliffe a 'Dream Town'?

   • Newton Aycliffe was not and perhaps never could be the ‘dream town’ the early pioneers envisaged, but it had come through the period of its ‘new town blues’. • Councillor Angela Fleming (Mayor) and her husband, Councillor Bob Fleming (Leader of the Council), cut the cake as part of the Fiftieth Anniversary celebrations.

   Town History - Newton News

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   Why did people hate Newton Aycliffe?

   • Many people were happy to treat Newton Aycliffe as their home, and the town centre as a convenience, but to look outside the town for leisure and for ‘comparison goods’. The controversial press issues of the ‘nineties were ‘wheely’ bins, bad neighbours, dog fouling, the state of the Avenue site and traffic-calming schemes.

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8. www.thisisdurham.com › newton-aycliffeNewton Aycliffe - This is Durham

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   Jan 1, 2024 · Newton Aycliffe to Shildon Loop is a 16 mile easy cycle route town to town with a rural feel on the way, on-road. It is marked on the Durham County Council South Durham Cycle Map as CDS1. 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024. More info for Newton Aycliffe to Shildon Loop Cycle Route.