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Stocksfield, formerly Broomley and Stocksfield is a civil parish in Northumberland, England. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the village of Stocksfield, along with the hamlets of Apperley Dene, Branch End, Broomley, Hindley, New Ridley and Painshawfield, had a population of 3,039,[1] falling slightly to 3,011 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Stocksfield
Hindley Hall
Stocksfield Location within Northumberland
Population	3,011 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ055615
Civil parish	Stocksfield
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKSFIELD
Postcode district	NE43
Dialling code	01661
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hexham
List of places UK England Northumberland 54.948°N 1.916°W / 54.948; -1.916

On 11 January 2019 the name of the parish was officially changed to Stocksfield, to reflect developments in the area and changes in population over the years.[3] On 1 April 1955 the parish was renamed from "Broomley" to "Broomley and Stocksfield".[4]

Governance

Stocksfield is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. The appropriate electoral ward is Stocksfield and Broomhaugh. The total population of this ward at the 2011 Census is 4,799.[5]

References

External links

Media related to Stocksfield at Wikimedia Commons

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