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| Derwentside District | |
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Shown within County Durham | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Admin. County: | County Durham |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 168th 270.79 kmē |
| Admin. HQ: | Consett |
| ONS code: | 20UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 268th 85,133 314 / kmē |
| Ethnicity: | 99.4% White |
| Politics | |
| Derwentside District Council http://www.derwentside.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Kevan Jones, Hilary ArmstrongThe Right Honourable Hilary Jane Armstrong (born 30 November 1945) is a British Labour Party politician. She was promoted into the Cabinet of the United Kingdom as Chief Whip after the 2001 election, after spending four years as Minister for Local Governm |
Derwentside is a local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca in County Durham, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England, named after the River DerwentThe River Derwent is a river on the border between County Durham and Northumberland in the north east of England. It broadens into the Derwent Reservoir west of Consett. Derwent, North Eas County Durham.. It sits to the west of Chester-le-StreetChester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. The town is located 10 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne. The Church of St Mary's and St Cuthbert's is where the body of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne was and to the north and east of the Wear ValleyWear Valley is a local government district in County Durham, England. Its council is based in Crook. County Durham. district.
Its main towns are Consett and Stanley, with the district council offices on Consett's Medomsley Road. The rest of the district is semi-rural, with numerous former pit villages running into one another.
In the past, Derwentside was famous both for its steel industry and coal mining. Since their closure, the district has struggled with unemployment, although recent European Union funding has provided a boost to local business.
European money assisted in the creation of, for its time, a highly innovative community internet project. The Derwentside Infonet provided free dialup internet access to community groups, in the mid to late 1990s.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of Consett and Stanley urban districts with Lanchester Rural District .
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