Annfield Plain

Annfield Plain
Village
Annfield Plain is located in County Durham
Annfield Plain
Annfield Plain
Location within County Durham
Population7,774 (2011.ward)
OS grid referenceNZ169514
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTANLEY
Postcode districtDH9
Dialling code01207
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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County Durham
54°51′25″N 1°44′13″W / 54.857°N 1.737°W / 54.857; -1.737

Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, 3 mi (4.8 km) to the north-east, and Consett, 5 mi (8.0 km) to the west. According to the 2001 census, Annfield Plain had a population of 3,569.[1] By the time of the 2011 Census Annfield Plain had become a ward of Stanley parish. The ward had a population of 7,774.[2] Along with much of the surrounding area, Annfield Plain's history was coal mining.

Much of the surrounding landscape is rough moorland, dominated by the nearby Pontop Pike television mast. Not far from semi-rural Derwentside, however, is the TynesideWearside conurbation, with Newcastle 12 mi (19 km) away, and Sunderland a similar distance. The cathedral city of Durham is 10 mi (16 km) away and offers quite a contrast to the former pit villages in the area of Annfield Plain.

Pontop Pike transmission mast, overlooking Annfield Plain to the north west.
  1. ^ "Population Statistics" (PDF). Durham Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Stanley ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 July 2015.

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