Branksome, County Durham
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Branksome is a suburb of Darlington
in County Durham
, in England
. It is situated to the north-west of the town, close to Mowden, Cockerton
, West Park
and Faverdale
.
It is largely made up from Darlington County Borough built properties and service buildings started in the late 1940s through to the 1970s.
Although some of the council built houses and flats have been sold to tenants since the 1980s under the government 'right to buy' scheme, many are still retained as rented properties by the Housing Department of Darlington Borough Council (unitary authority
#. This management situation was consulted on in 2003-04 and the Housing Dept. retained management after consultations with tenants throughout the borough who expressed a desire to remain under local authority management rather than the alternatives.
It lies in the Cockerton West Ward of the Darlington Borough and elects two councillors every four years.
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated to the north-west of the town, close to Mowden, Cockerton
Cockerton
Cockerton is a suburb of Darlington, a town in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the north-west of Darlington town centre, close to Mowden, Branksome, West Park and Faverdale...
, West Park
West Park, Darlington
West Park is a predominantly residential area at the North West fringe of Darlington, County Durham, England.West Park is designed as a sustainable community development, consisting of residential properties, commercial properties, and a nature reserve...
and Faverdale
Faverdale
Faverdale is a suburb of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is situated directly to the north west of Darlington, adjacent to Cockerton. It is the site of a small industrial estate although in the late 1990s and 2000s a number of modern housing developments were added to the area. This area...
.
It is largely made up from Darlington County Borough built properties and service buildings started in the late 1940s through to the 1970s.
Although some of the council built houses and flats have been sold to tenants since the 1980s under the government 'right to buy' scheme, many are still retained as rented properties by the Housing Department of Darlington Borough Council (unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
#. This management situation was consulted on in 2003-04 and the Housing Dept. retained management after consultations with tenants throughout the borough who expressed a desire to remain under local authority management rather than the alternatives.
It lies in the Cockerton West Ward of the Darlington Borough and elects two councillors every four years.