Stocksfield Parish Explained

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Static Image Caption:Hindley Hall
Official Name:Stocksfield
Country:England
Region:North East England
Civil Parish:Stocksfield
Unitary England:Northumberland
Lieutenancy England:Northumberland
Constituency Westminster:Hexham
Population:3,011
Population Ref:(2011)
Post Town:STOCKSFIELD
Postcode Area:NE
Postcode District:NE43
Dial Code:01661
Os Grid Reference:NZ055615
Coordinates:54.948°N -1.916°W
Label Position:left

Stocksfield, formerly Broomley and Stocksfield is a civil parish in Northumberland, England. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the village of Stocksfield, along with the hamlets of Apperley Dene, Branch End, Broomley, Hindley, New Ridley and Painshawfield, had a population of 3,039,[1] falling slightly to 3,011 at the 2011 Census.[2]

On 11 January 2019 the name of the parish was officially changed to Stocksfield, to reflect developments in the area and changes in population over the years.[3] On 1 April 1955 the parish was renamed from "Broomley" to "Broomley and Stocksfield".[4]

Governance

Stocksfield is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. The appropriate electoral ward is Stocksfield and Broomhaugh. The total population of this ward at the 2011 Census is 4,799.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Tynedale. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 8 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528161552/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790480. 28 May 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Parish population 2011. 2 July 2015.
  3. https://stocksfieldpc.org.uk/ Stocksfield Parish Council
  4. Web site: Northumberland West Registration District. UKBMD. 27 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Stocksfield and Broomhaugh ward population 2011. 2 July 2015.