Newton Aycliffe

Newton Aycliffe
Town
The town centre
Newton Aycliffe Location within County Durham
Population	26,415 (2021)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ2724
Civil parish	Great Aycliffe[2]
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Aycliffe Village School Aycliffe Woodham
Post town	NEWTON AYCLIFFE
Postcode district	DL5
Dialling code	01325
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Sedgefield
List of places UK England County Durham 54°37′N 1°35′W / 54.62°N 1.58°W / 54.62; -1.58

Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act of 1946, the town is 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north of Darlington and 10 miles (16 km) to the south of Durham. It is the oldest new town in the north of England.^[3] Together with the bordering Aycliffe Village (to the south) and the north part of School Aycliffe (to the west), it forms the civil parish of Great Aycliffe. The population of the town at the time of the 2021 census was 26,415.