Delves Lane

Delves Lane is a small village to the south of Consett, County Durham, England. The housing in the area was built as a suburb of Consett, historically providing housing for people working in the former mining and steel industries. The village has two pubs: 'The Black Diamond' and 'The Traveller's Rest'.

"Delves" redirects here. For other uses, see Delves (disambiguation).

Delves Lane
Delves Lane
Location within County Durham
OS grid referenceNZ122495
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDURHAM
Postcode districtDH8
Dialling code01207
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East

An unclassified road passes through the village from the A692 bypassing Consett, linking up with the A691 road between Leadgate and the nearby village of Lanchester. There is a crossroads at the south end of the village, with roads heading north-east to Iveston and south-west to Knitsley.

There is a village hall, which was constructed in 1925.

Delves Lane's village hall

Education

Local schools include Delves Lane Infant School, and Delves Lane Junior School.[1] The two schools have recently joined together and are now Delves Lane Community School.


References
  1. "Delves Lane Junior School", BBC News, 2007-12-06. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.

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