{{Short description|Village in County Durham, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name = Tanfield Lea |label_position = bottom |country = England |region = North East England | unitary_england= County Durham | lieutenancy_england= County Durham |constituency_westminster= |population = |population_ref = |post_town = DURHAM |postcode_area = DH |postcode_district = DH9 |dial_code = |os_grid_reference = NZ186539 |coordinates = {{coord|54.880|-1.710|display=inline,title}} |static_image_name = Tanfield Lea Methodist Church and Hall - geograph.org.uk - 76474.jpg |static_image_alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --> |static_image_caption = Methodist Church and Hall }}
'''Tanfield Lea''' is a village north of Stanley, County Durham, England, and south of Tantobie.
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==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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1996/feb/21/ever-ready-factory-tanfield-lea|work=Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)|date=21 February 1996|title = Ever Ready Factory, Tanfield Lea }}</ref> following the take over of British Ever Ready by the American company Ralston Purina in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/assault-and-battery-the-fall-of-the-ever-ready-empire-a-classic-tale-of-british-decline-by-david-bowen-1494225.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/assault-and-battery-the-fall-of-the-ever-ready-empire-a-classic-tale-of-british-decline-by-david-bowen-1494225.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Assault and battery: The fall of the Ever Ready empire: A classic tale|website=Independent.co.uk|date=26 June 1993}}</ref>
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Category:Villages in County Durham Category:Category D villages Category:Stanley, County Durham
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