Stanley
Stanley is a locality in County Durham, North East England, England. Stanley is situated nearby to the hamlet East Kyo, as well as near the locality Shield Row.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beamish Museum and Church of St Andrew.
Beamish Museum
Museum
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
Beamish Museum is the first regional open-air museum, in England, located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. Beamish Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Stanley.
North Durham Academy
School
North Durham Academy is a secondary school with academy status based in Stanley in County Durham, England. The school was formed in September 2011, when Greencroft Business and Enterprise Community School and Stanley School of Technology formally merged.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beamish and Stanley.
Beamish
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
Beamish is a village in County Durham in northeast England. The village is just a straggle of miners' houses and the only reason to visit is the extensive open-air museum. Stanley is a former mining town two miles west, with a population of 19,427 in 2021.
Stanley
Town
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanley is a town and civil parish in County Durham in England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, Stanley lies south-west of Gateshead.
Annfield Plain
Village
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, 3 mi to the north-east, and Consett, 5 mi to the west.
Stanley
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.875° or 54° 52′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.7138° or 1° 42′ 50″ westElevation
515 feet (157 metres)Open location code
9C6WV7FP+XFGeoNames ID
7294697
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