Fairfield, County Durham

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Fairfield
Fairfield is located in County Durham
Fairfield
Fairfield
Location within County Durham
Population5,736 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ417193
Unitary authority
  • Stockton-on-Tees
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode districtTS19
Dialling code01642
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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England
County Durham
54°34′03″N 1°21′15″W / 54.5675°N 1.3541°W / 54.5675; -1.3541Coordinates: 54°34′03″N 1°21′15″W / 54.5675°N 1.3541°W / 54.5675; -1.3541

Fairfield is a suburb in the north-west of the town of Stockton-on-Tees within the borough of the same name and ceremonial county of Durham, England. Fairfield was originally the site of a field which hosted a fair, hence its name. Though it is now a suburb, it remains one of the town's greener areas. The south of the suburb was developed first, so the housing in northern Fairfield is more modern. The suburb is home to several schools and a small library.

Geography[]

A green belt divides the suburb from neighbouring Hartburn to the south, while at its western end, Fairfield ends abruptly at the edge of the town.

Administration[]

Fairfield is administered as a ward in Stockton Borough Council. In June 2021 a proposition that the ward be split in two saw opposition from local councillors.[2]

Education[]

Fairfield has one infant school (Rosehill), one junior school (Holy Trinity, fed by Rosehill), and two primary schools: Fairfield Primary School and St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School. It has two secondary schools: Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy, and Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy. It is also home to Stockton Sixth Form College. The Grangefield Academy is technically in the Fairfield ward, but the neighbouring Grangefield estate is in the Newtown ward, not Fairfield Fairfield.[3]

Religious Sites[]

Fairfield has an Anglican church and a Catholic church. Holy Trinity with St Mark is an Anglican venue on Bedale Grove. When St Mark's Church closed, the two parishes were merged into the site of Holy Trinity Church. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, built in 1973, is located on Glenfield Road, adjacent to the primary school of the same name.[4]

Amenities[]

There are three public houses located in the suburb: The Rimswell, The Fairfield, and The Mitre.

Fairfield Library is next to Ian Ramsey CE Academy.

  • Lealholme Grove - Note Ian Ramsey School in the background.

  • Upsall Grove

  • Fairfield Road

  • Fairfield Road

  • Looking over Green's Beck near Upsall Grove.

  • Standing on the Hartburn side of Green's Beck looking towards Ian Ramsey School.

References[]

  1. ^ "Stockton ward population 2011". Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Stockton ward boundary changes mean road split in two". BBC News. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Stockton ward boundary changes mean road split in two". BBC News. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Stockton-on-Tees - St Patrick". Taking Stock. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

External links[]

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