Stanley is a former colliery town and civil parish in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, the town lies south west of Gateshead.
St. Andrew's Church, Stanley
Stanley from the nearby Consett to Sunderland branch of the Sea to Sea Cycle Route.
County Durham is a local government district in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is governed by Durham County Council, a unitary authority. The district has an area of 2,232.6 km2, and contains 135 civil parishes. It forms part of the larger ceremonial county of Durham, together with boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, and the part of Stockton-on-Tees north of the River Tees.
Image: Durham MMB 02 Cathedral
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Image: Aerial view of Chester Burn Railway Viaduct, Chester le Street
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