Blackwell, County Durham

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK place Blackwell is a suburb in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England.<ref name=OS93>Template:Cite map</ref><ref name=OSGaz50>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is situated towards the edge of the West End of Darlington, beside the River Tees. Blackwell consists of large 1930s style semi-detached and detached houses, and private, newly built homes. Blackwell Grange is an 18th-century country house converted into a hotel.

Its sports facilities include Blackwell Grange Golf Club, and Blackwell Meadows, home of Darlington RFC and Darlington AFC.

Governance

Blackwell was formerly a township in the parish of Darlington,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in 1866 Blackwell became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished and merged with Hurworth and Cleasby.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1961 the parish had a population of 466.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is now in the unparished area of Darlington.

Demographics

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Notable people

  • Philippa Langley MBE, Discovered the remains of Richard III in a car park in Leicester in 2012<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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