Fairfield is a west
Stockton area in the
borough of Stockton-on-Tees
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. The borough had a population of 191,600 in 2011.
The main settlemen ...
,
County Durham
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,
England
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. It was originally the site of a field which hosted a fair, hence its name. It is home to several schools and a small library. South of the area, near
Hartburn, is older than the northern part of the area, near
Bishopsgarth
Bishopsgarth is a west Stockton area in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is part of Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Ward, which had a population of 6,689 in the 2011 census. It is near Hardwick and Fairfield. The area has ...
.
Geography
A
green belt
A green belt is a policy and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges, which hav ...
divides the suburb from neighbouring
Hartburn to the south, while at its western end, Fairfield ends abruptly at the edge of the town.
Administration
Fairfield is administered as a ward in Stockton Borough Council. In June 2021 a proposition that the ward be split in two saw opposition from local councillors.
Education
Fairfield has one infant school (Rosehill), one junior school (Holy Trinity, fed by Rosehill), and two primary schools: Fairfield Primary School and St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School. It has two secondary schools:
Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy
Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy (formerly Our Lady and St Bede RC School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England.
Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Stockton-on-Tees Bo ...
, and
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy (formerly Ian Ramsey Church of England School) is a mixed Church of England secondary school located in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. It is named after Bishop Ian Ramsey, a former Bishop of Durham. The ...
. It is also home to
Stockton Sixth Form College.
The Grangefield Academy is technically in the Fairfield ward, but the neighbouring Grangefield estate is in the Newtown ward, not Fairfield Fairfield.
Religious Sites
Fairfield has an Anglican church and a Catholic church. Holy Trinity with St Mark is an Anglican venue on Bedale Grove. When St Mark's Church closed, the two parishes were merged into the site of Holy Trinity Church. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, built in 1973, is located on Glenfield Road, adjacent to the primary school of the same name.
Amenities
There are three public houses located in the suburb: The Rimswell, The Fairfield, and The Mitre.
Fairfield Library is next to Ian Ramsey CE Academy.
Image:2006-06-23 - Lealholme Grove.JPG, Lealholme Grove - Note Ian Ramsey School in the background.
Image:2006-06-23 - Upsall Grove.JPG, Upsall Grove
Image:2006-06-23 - Fairfield Road 1.JPG, Fairfield Road
Image:2006-06-23 - Fairfield Road 2.JPG, Fairfield Road
Image:2006-06-23 - A new bridge over the beck.JPG, Looking over Green's Beck near Upsall Grove.
Image:2006-06-23 - The continuation of the field towards Ian Ramsey.JPG, Standing on the Hartburn side of Green's Beck looking towards Ian Ramsey School.
References
External links
Fairfield Library
Areas of Stockton-on-Tees
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