Stocksfield, formerly Broomley and Stocksfield is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land ...

, England. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the village of

Stocksfield Stocksfield is a small, yet sprawling commuter village situated close to the River Tyne, about west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the southern part of Northumberland, England. There are several smaller communities within the parish of Stocksfie ...

, along with the hamlets of

Apperley Dene Apperley Dene is a hamlet in Stocksfield Parish, Stocksfield parish, Northumberland, England. It is situated south of the River Tyne between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne. References External links

Villages in Northumbe ...

Branch End Branch End is part of the village of Stocksfield in Northumberland, England. It is situated at the junction of the A695 Main Road with New Ridley Road. It lies east of Stocksfield Station, between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne. Local serv ...

, Broomley, Hindley, New Ridley and Painshawfield, had a population of 3,039, falling slightly to 3,011 at the 2011 Census. On 11 January 2019 the name of the parish was officially changed to

, to reflect developments in the area and changes in population over the years. On 1 April 1955 the parish was renamed from "Broomley" to "Broomley and Stocksfield".

Governance

Stocksfield is in the

parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...

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

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Civil parishes in Northumberland {{Northumberland-geo-stub