Tanfield Lea

Tanfield Lea

Methodist Church and Hall
Tanfield Lea
 Tanfield Lea shown within County Durham
OS grid referenceNZ186539
Shire countyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DURHAM
Postcode district DH9
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
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Coordinates: 54°52′48″N 1°42′36″W / 54.880°N 1.710°W / 54.880; -1.710

Tanfield Lea is a village north of Stanley, County Durham, England, and south of Tantobie.


Religious sites

There is a Methodist Church, which also has a village hall.

Industry

The Ever Ready battery company used to be a major employer in the local area, employing over a thousand workers at its peak. The Tanfield Lea factory was closed in 1996,[1] following the take over of British Ever Ready by the American company Ralston Purina in 1992.[2]


References

  1. ↑ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1996/feb/21/ever-ready-factory-tanfield-lea
  2. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/assault-and-battery-the-fall-of-the-ever-ready-empire-a-classic-tale-of-british-decline-by-david-bowen-1494225.html


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