Tanfield Lea | |
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Methodist Church and Hall |
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Tanfield Lea shown within County Durham | |
OS grid reference | NZ186539 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DURHAM |
Postcode district | DH9 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
EU Parliament | North East England |
Tanfield Lea is a village north of Stanley, County Durham, England, and south of Tantobie.
There is a Methodist Church, which also has a village hall.
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, following the take over of British Ever Ready by the American company Ralston Purina in 1992.