Stamfordham is a village and

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, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census. The place-name ''Stamfordham'' is first attested in the

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for 1188, where it appears as ''Stanfordhamn'', which roughly translates as 'village at the stony ford'. Old Jail - geograph

The

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of St Mary the Virgin was built in the 13th century and overrestored under the direction of

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in 1848. In addition t
St Mary's
there is a non-denominationa

The large village green contains both a

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(the Butter Cross
dating
from 1735) and a

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which is Grade II listedBritish Listed Buildings
/ref> and dates from the early 19th century, pre-dating the formation of police forces.
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/ref> The Cross on Stamfordham Village Green - geograph

The Cross on Stamfordham Village Green - geograph

The village has an Ofsted 'outstanding' rated school
Stamfordham Primary School
, a histori
Village Hall
(originally the school), a public house
Swinburne Arms
, an annual fête and car show held on the August bank holiday Monday (Stamfordham Village Fayre), and a number of local social and sports clubs, notabl
Stamfordham Cricket Club
(playing at Grange Park on the southern edge of the village), the first team of which competes in the West Tyne League. The Grade II-listed Bay Horse Inn closed in November 2014.The Bay Horse
/ref> The village is also host to a number of cycling events, including the Cyclone Festival of Cycling and the HSBC UK National Road Race Championships.

Governance

Stamfordham was a parish until 1866, on 1 April 1955 the parish was reformed from Cheeseburn Grange,

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Eachwick Eachwick is a hamlet and former civil parish from Morpeth, now in the parish of Stamfordham, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 69. History The name "Eachwick" is uncertain and may mean 'Oak-tre ...

, Harlow Hill,

Hawkwell Hawkwell is a village and civil parish in the Rochford district of Essex, England. The 2011 Census gave a population for the parish of 11,730, an increase from 11,231 at the 2001 Census. History Name Over the course of history Hawkwell has b ...

, Heugh, Nesbitt, and Ouston.

Notable people

* Sir Thomas Widdrington SL, English judge and politician, and founder of the school in Stamfordham in 1663. * William Dixon, the compiler of the oldest collection of bagpipe music in the British Isles, lived in nearby Ingoe, and many of the family are buried in Stamfordham. *

Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham, (18 June 1849 – 31 March 1931) was a British Army officer and courtier. He was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria during the last few years of her reign, and to George V during m ...

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officer and Private Secretary to Queen Victoria and King George V. * Henry Twizel, former first class cricketer who played for Stamfordham Cricket Club.

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