Lingfield Point
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Lingfield Point is a 107 acre (0.43301402 km²) business park
in Darlington
, County Durham
created on a historic industrial site previously home to Europe's largest wool
manufacturing plant developed by Patons and Baldwins
.
built their new wool factory at Lingfield Point immediately after the Second World War. Construction started on the new factory in August 1945. The aim was to create a flagship manufacturing base for the knitting yarn company. The 107 acre (0.43301402 km²) site 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of the town centre was located next to the Stockton and Darlington Railway
line, providing the factory with its own railway sidings.
By 1951 this wool factory was completed at a cost of £7.5m. At over 2000000 square feet (185,806.1 m²) this was one of the largest wool factories in the world.
, Lingfield Point is located off the new Eastern Transport Corridor , giving immediate access to the A66 (East/West) which in turn links to J57, A1(M) South, a couple of miles from the A167 which links to J59, A1(M) North.
Lingfield Point is now only minutes away from the region's extensive road network; 5 minutes from Darlington railway station
– operating on the East Coast Mainline with over 30 trains per day to London
and Edinburgh
and 4 miles (6.4 km) from Durham Tees Valley Airport
.
– one of the largest employment bases in the Tees Valley
employing over 2000 people. It is home to over 40 businesses and offers space from 270 sq ft (25.1 m²) to 150,000+ sqft. Lingfield Point has been recognised by winning a number of national and specialist awards including the British Council of Offices Recycled/Refurbished workspace award in 2009 and previous winners of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) national property management award.
10 years on from acquiring Lingfield Point Marchday has spent over £35m in bringing the existing landmark buildings back to life.A new £100m masterplan will see the creation of a flagship, sustainable mixed community built around the existing business community providing up to 1300 homes, sports facilities, a school, healthcare facilities and public, green open space.
Over 250000 sq ft (23,225.8 m²) of office space has been let at Lingfield Point in the last five years and more than 2000 people currently work at the business park.
Business park
A business park or office park is an area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. All of the work that goes on is commercial, not industrial or residential....
in Darlington
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...
, 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...
created on a historic industrial site previously home to Europe's largest wool
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
manufacturing plant developed by Patons and Baldwins
Patons and Baldwins
Patons and Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn. It was a constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange.-History:...
.
History
Patons and BaldwinsPatons and Baldwins
Patons and Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn. It was a constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange.-History:...
built their new wool factory at Lingfield Point immediately after the Second World War. Construction started on the new factory in August 1945. The aim was to create a flagship manufacturing base for the knitting yarn company. The 107 acre (0.43301402 km²) site 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of the town centre was located next to the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Stockton and Darlington Railway
The Stockton and Darlington Railway , which opened in 1825, was the world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway. It was 26 miles long, and was built in north-eastern England between Witton Park and Stockton-on-Tees via Darlington, and connected to several collieries near Shildon...
line, providing the factory with its own railway sidings.
By 1951 this wool factory was completed at a cost of £7.5m. At over 2000000 square feet (185,806.1 m²) this was one of the largest wool factories in the world.
Transport
2 miles (3.2 km) east of DarlingtonDarlington
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...
, Lingfield Point is located off the new Eastern Transport Corridor , giving immediate access to the A66 (East/West) which in turn links to J57, A1(M) South, a couple of miles from the A167 which links to J59, A1(M) North.
Lingfield Point is now only minutes away from the region's extensive road network; 5 minutes from Darlington railway station
Darlington railway station
Darlington railway station, also known as Darlington Bank Top, is the main railway station for the town of Darlington, in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The station is located on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross....
– operating on the East Coast Mainline with over 30 trains per day to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
and 4 miles (6.4 km) from Durham Tees Valley Airport
Durham Tees Valley Airport
Durham Tees Valley Airport is an international airport in north east England, located southeast of Darlington, about southwest of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. The airport serves County Durham and parts of North Yorkshire, and is in Middleton St George in the borough of Darlington...
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Modern Transformation
60 years later property developers Marchday transformed this manufacturing base into a large business parkBusiness park
A business park or office park is an area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. All of the work that goes on is commercial, not industrial or residential....
– one of the largest employment bases in the Tees Valley
Tees Valley
The Tees Valley is an area in the North East of England. It can be described as "greater Teesside" and consists of the four unitary authorities created by the breakup of the County of Cleveland in 1996: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and Stockton-On-Tees along with the borough of...
employing over 2000 people. It is home to over 40 businesses and offers space from 270 sq ft (25.1 m²) to 150,000+ sqft. Lingfield Point has been recognised by winning a number of national and specialist awards including the British Council of Offices Recycled/Refurbished workspace award in 2009 and previous winners of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) national property management award.
10 years on from acquiring Lingfield Point Marchday has spent over £35m in bringing the existing landmark buildings back to life.A new £100m masterplan will see the creation of a flagship, sustainable mixed community built around the existing business community providing up to 1300 homes, sports facilities, a school, healthcare facilities and public, green open space.
Over 250000 sq ft (23,225.8 m²) of office space has been let at Lingfield Point in the last five years and more than 2000 people currently work at the business park.