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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]
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.
Glimpse history through old images of Stanley, County Durham, in the North East of England. The name Stanley comes from the old English for ‘Stoney Field’. The original village of West Stanley absorbed the colliery villages of East Stanley and South Stanley as it grew.
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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 · 1: Beamish Museum. The North East’s premier history attraction, just outside of Stanley, transports you back to Victorian and Edwardian times and sells chips from a coal-fired frying range....
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Jul 3, 2017 · Stanley is a town with a strong sense of community and has been described as undeserving of its down at heel reputation
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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...