Stanley (Tanfield), Durham
Historical Description
Stanley, a village in Tanfield township, Durham, 5 miles from Lanchester station on the N.E.R., and 1½ mile from Tanfield. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office, and is governed by a district council. There are Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels, and a Roman Catholic school chapel.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for County Durham is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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