Tanfield

Tanfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of , England.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet with 1,660 residents
  • Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Tanfield, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Church of St Andrew.

Museum
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
is an open-air museum located in , England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. is situated 2 miles east of Tanfield.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Memorial
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tantobie and Tanfield Lea.

Village
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former colliery village in , England. It is situated 2 miles to the northwest of and the same distance to the north of .

Village
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village north of , , and south of .

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in , England. It is situated a short distance to the north of , a few miles from Stanley and .

Tanfield

Latitude
54.89352° or 54° 53′ 37″ north
Longitude
-1.71056° or 1° 42′ 38″ west
Population
1,660
Elevation
627 feet (191 metres)
Open location code
9C6WV7VQ+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29341600
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2636267
Wiki­data ID
Q7682579
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Satellite Map

Discover Tanfield from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Tanfield” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تانفيلد، مقاطعة دورهام”
  • Cebuano: “Tanfield”
  • Dutch: “Tanfield, Durham”
  • French: “Tanfield”
  • Irish: “Tanfield”
  • Japanese: “タンフィールド”
  • Polish: “Tanfield”
  • Swedish: “Tanfield”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Margarets Parish Hall and Saint Margaret of Antioch, Tanfield.

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