Sedgefield (borough)
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| Borough of Sedgefield | |
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| Missing image DurhamSedgefield.png Sedgefield Shown within the administrative county of Durham | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Admin. County: | County Durham |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 179th 217.37 km² |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. HQ: | Spennymoor |
| ONS code: | 20UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 261st 87,271 401 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.3% White |
| Politics | |
 Sedgefield Borough Council http://www.sedgefield.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Tony Blair, Helen Goodman |
Sedgefield is a local government district and borough in County Durham, in north-east England. It has a population of about 87,000 (2001 UK census). It is named after Sedgefield; but its largest town is Newton Aycliffe. Other places include Shildon, and Spennymoor.
The borough was formed in 1974 by the merger of Sedgefield Rural District, Spennymoor Urban District, Shildon Urban District and part of Darlington Rural District.
| Districts of England - North East England | 
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| Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley
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| 1974 counties: Cleveland - County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |