Blackwell, County Durham

Blackwell
Blackwell
	Blackwell Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ278131
Unitary authority	Darlington;
Ceremonial county	Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARLINGTON
Postcode district	DL3
Dialling code	01325
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Darlington;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°30′46″N 1°34′15″W / 54.51281°N 1.57074°W

Blackwell is a suburb in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England.^[1]^[2] It is situated towards the edge of the West End of Darlington, beside the River Tees. Blackwell consists of large 1930s style semi-detached and detached houses, and private, newly built homes. Blackwell Grange is an 18th-century country house converted into a hotel.

Its sports facilities include Blackwell Grange Golf Club, and Blackwell Meadows, home of Darlington RFC and Darlington AFC.

Governance

Blackwell was formerly a township in the parish of Darlington,^[3] in 1866 Blackwell became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished and merged with Hurworth and Cleasby.^[4] In 1961 the parish had a population of 466.^[5] It is now in the unparished area of Darlington.

Demographics

Notable People

Philippa Langley MBE, Discovered the remains of Richard III in a car park in Leicester in 2012^[6]

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "History of Blackwell, in Darlington and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Relationships and changes Blackwell CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Population statistics Blackwell CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Queen praises Richard III reburial". Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

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[OS93-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.

[OSGaz50-2] "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[3] "History of Blackwell, in Darlington and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[4] "Relationships and changes Blackwell CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[5] "Population statistics Blackwell CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[6] "Queen praises Richard III reburial". Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

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