Tanfield Lea

Tanfield Lea
Tanfield Lea
	Methodist Church and Hall
	Tanfield Lea Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ186539
Shire county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DURHAM
Postcode district	DH9
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°52′48″N 1°42′36″W / 54.880°N 1.710°W

Tanfield Lea is a village north of Stanley, County Durham, England, and south of Tantobie.

Religious sites

There is a Methodist Church, which also has a village hall.

Industry

The Ever Ready battery company used to be a major employer in the local area, employing over a thousand workers at its peak. The Tanfield Lea factory was closed in 1996,^[1] following the take over of British Ever Ready by the American company Ralston Purina in 1992.^[2]

References

^ "Ever Ready Factory, Tanfield Lea". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 21 February 1996.
^ "Assault and battery: The fall of the Ever Ready empire: A classic tale". Independent.co.uk. 26 June 1993. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.

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[1] "Ever Ready Factory, Tanfield Lea". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 21 February 1996.

[2] "Assault and battery: The fall of the Ever Ready empire: A classic tale". Independent.co.uk. 26 June 1993. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.

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