# Tanfield Lea

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{{Short description|Village in County Durham, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
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|official_name = Tanfield Lea
|label_position = bottom
|country = England 
|region = North East England
| unitary_england=        [County Durham](/source/County_Durham_(district))
| lieutenancy_england=    [County Durham](/source/County_Durham)
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|post_town = DURHAM 
|postcode_area = DH
|postcode_district = DH9
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|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
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|static_image_caption = Methodist Church and Hall
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'''Tanfield Lea''' is a village north of [Stanley, County Durham](/source/Stanley%2C_County_Durham), [England](/source/England), and south of [Tantobie](/source/Tantobie).

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==Religious sites==
There is a [Methodist Church](/source/Methodist_Church), which also has a village hall.

==Industry==
The [Ever Ready](/source/British_Ever_Ready_Electrical_Company) 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)](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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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