Stocksfield Parish

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Stocksfield
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Stocksfield
Location within Northumberland
Population3,011 (2011)
OS grid reference NZ055615
Civil parish
  • Stocksfield
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STOCKSFIELD
Postcode district NE43
Dialling code 01661
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Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
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54°56′53″N1°54′58″W / 54.948°N 1.916°W / 54.948; -1.916

Stocksfield, formerly Broomley and Stocksfield is a civil parish in Northumberland, England. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the village of Stocksfield, along with the hamlets of Apperley Dene, Branch End, Broomley, Hindley, New Ridley and Painshawfield, had a population of 3,039, [1] falling slightly to 3,011 at the 2011 Census. [2]

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On 11 January 2019 the name of the parish was officially changed to Stocksfield, to reflect developments in the area and changes in population over the years. [3] On 1 April 1955 the parish was renamed from "Broomley" to "Broomley and Stocksfield". [4]

Governance

Stocksfield is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. The appropriate electoral ward is Stocksfield and Broomhaugh. The total population of this ward at the 2011 Census is 4,799. [5]

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References

  1. "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Tynedale". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. Stocksfield Parish Council
  4. "Northumberland West Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. "Stocksfield and Broomhaugh ward population 2011" . Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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