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Stanley is the principal former mining town of north-west Durham and came into being in the nineteenth century from the two colliery settlements of East Stanley and West Stanley that subsequently merged.
Stanley is a town and civil parish in the ceremonial county and district of County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, Stanley lies south-west of Gateshead. The local economy was once based on coal mining and other heavy industries. [2]
Sep 14, 2015 · Stanley was previously known as three separate settlements – West Stanley and its mining villages, East Stanley and South Stanley. Although they are unofficial titles now, you might still hear locals referring to the areas of East and South Stanley.
Jul 1, 2014 · Ten things that are great about Stanley: 1: Beamish Museum. The North East’s premier history attraction, just outside of Stanley, transports you back to Victorian and Edwardian times and...
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Jan 1, 2012 · 1. Stanley was first mentioned in 1211 as 'Stanlegh' and is derived from Old English, 'Staenig-leah', meaning stoney clearing. 2. Stanley Hall was first mentioned in 1394 and was demolished in...
Stanley is a town and civil parish in the ceremonial county and district of County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett , Stanley lies south-west of Gateshead .
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Stanley is a former colliery town in County Durham, its heart on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, south west of Gateshead. The town's name is from the Old English for 'Stoney Field'; stan leag. In John Speed's map of County Durham, Stanley is shown as Standley.
