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Consett
Consett shown within County Durham
Population	27,394 (2001)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ108511
District	Derwentside
Shire county	County Durham
Region	North East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CONSETT
Postcode district	DH8
Dialling code	01207
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
European Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	North West Durham
List of places: UK • England • County Durham

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See also: Consett (UK Parliament constituency)

Consett is a medium-sized town in the northwest of County Durham, England, and is the administrative centre of the district of Derwentside. Consett was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Consett in County Durham. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Derwentside is a local government district in County Durham, England, named after the River Derwent. ...

Consett is a town of 27,000 people, high on the edge of the Pennines in north-west Durham. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town. Below the ground was coking coal and blackband iron ore. Nearby was limestone. These were the three ingredients needed for blast furnaces to produce iron and steel.

The town is perched on the steep eastern bank of the River Derwent and owes its origins to industrial development arising from lead mining in the area, together with the development of the steel industry in the Derwent Valley, which was initiated by immigrant German cutlers and sword-makers from Solingen, who settled in the village of Shotley Bridge (original home of Wilkinson Sword and now part of Consett) during the seventeenth century. The River Derwent is a river on the border between County Durham and Northumberland in the north east of England. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series Post-transition metals or poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish gray Standard atomic weight 207. ... This article is about mineral extractions. ... For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... Müngstener Brücke, a railroad bridge between Solingen and Remscheid. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wilkinson Sword is the name given to a brand of mens shaving equipment. ...

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Derwent Valley was the cradle of the British steel industry, helped by the easy availability of coal from Tyneside, and the import of high quality iron ore from Sweden via the port of Newcastle upon Tyne. However, following the invention of the Bessemer process in the nineteenth century, steel could be made from British iron ore (which was otherwise too heavily contaminated by phosphorus), and the Derwent Valley's geographical advantage was lost, allowing Sheffield to become the leading centre of the British steel industry. Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal (pronounced ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... For the 1885–1918 parliamentary constituency, see Tyneside (UK Parliament constituency). ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from a molten pig iron. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... General Name, symbol, number phosphorus, P, 15 Chemical series nonmetals Group, period, block 15, 3, p Appearance waxy white/ red/ black/ colorless Standard atomic weight 30. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ...

Governance

Politically, Consett is dominated by the Labour Party although a grouping of Derwentside Independents has grown in strength and is now the official opposition on Derwentside District Council. The town is part of the North West Durham Parliamentary Constituency represented by Labour MP, Hilary Armstrong. Armstrong has held the seat since 1987 and "inherited" the position from her father Ernest Armstrong. Prior to 1983, the town had its own Member of Parliament. The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Derwentside Independents are a political party in the United Kingdom registered in 2001 whose leader, Councillor Watts Stelling, contested the 2005 general election in the constituency of North West Durham, obtaining 3,865 votes (9. ... Derwentside is a local government district in County Durham, England, named after the River Derwent. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Hilary Jane Armstrong (born 30 November 1945, Sunderland) is a British Labour Party politician. ... Ernest Armstrong (12 January 1915 - 8 July 1996) was a Labour Party (UK) politician. ...

In the 2005 General Election, both Labour and the Conservatives suffered a swing to the Liberal Democrats who are beginning to get a foothold in the middle-class Shotley Bridge area. The Liberal Democrats moved from third to second place, although Hilary Armstrong retains a 5 figure majority in this safe Labour seat. Hilary Jane Armstrong (born 30 November 1945, Sunderland) is a British Labour Party politician. ...

Geography

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The Derwent Reservoir is located just west of the town. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... See also: Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire Derwent Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England. ...

Consett centre is over 200m above sea level.

Economy

Small and medium-sized businesses now provide most jobs in the area. Phileas Fogg Company (Co Durham), with its factory on the town's Number One Industrial Estate, were mildly famous for a few years from 1988 for their snack food "Made in Medomsley Road, Consett" television adverts. The Phileas Fogg Company is now owned by KP Snacks as part of United Biscuits. Phileas Fogg snacks are a range of snack products in the United Kingdom based on snacks from around the world. ... KP Snacks is a British manufacturer of packet nuts and other snacks. ... United Biscuits is a European food manufacturer, owned by Finalrealm, a syndicate including Cinven and Kraft. ...

Since 2000 several new housing developments have taken place on the former Steel Works site and surrounding areas. Derwentside College has relocated to a new campus at Berry Edge and national retailers have moved into Hermiston Retail Park. There are also plans to build a new hotel complex and a second Retail Park within easy reach (walking distance) of the town centre^{[citation needed]}.

Culture

Consett was the first town in the World to have a Salvation Army Corps Band. The band was formed in December 1879 and went out on the streets playing at Christmas. The original band consisted of just four players, Bandmaster Edward Lennox, and Bandsmen George Storey, James Simpson and Robert Greenwood.^[2] Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a non-military evangelical Christian organisation. ...

Consett is home to The Empire, one of County Durham's oldest theatres. Recently refurbished, the theatre stages variety acts, plays and a Christmas pantomime. The theatre also screens blockbuster films at times when there are no live performances.

Several pubs have at least taken names that reflect the town's steel-making past - The Works, The Company, and The Company Row. With the steelworks gone, visitors and inhabitants are beginning to realise the beauty of the picturesque views over the Derwent Valley, and Consett is becoming a popular place to live for commuters from Durham and Tyne & Wear looking for a taste of the country. Derwent is the name of several rivers: Australia: Derwent River, Tasmania United Kingdom: River Derwent, Derbyshire, England; see also Upper Derwent Valley River Derwent, County Durham, England River Derwent, Cumbria, England, also the lake Derwent Water in the Lake District River Derwent, Yorkshire, England and also of one settlement: Derwent... Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. ... Tyne and Wear is one of six metropolitan counties in England, comprising the estuary areas of the rivers Tyne and Wear. ...

Sport

There are plans for a new £20,000,000 sports complex, incorporating a swimming pool, regional tennis centre and new football stadium for Consett A.F.C. (The Steelmen)^{[citation needed]}. Consett A.F.C. is a football club based in Consett in County Durham, England. ...

Notable people

• Rowan Atkinson, star of the Blackadder and Mr. Bean comedy series.^[3] There is speculation that he became interested in acting after visiting the Consett Empire Theatre, which was at the time owned by his grandfather^{[citation needed]}. However, a number of other places in the North East of England also make this claim.
• Denise Welch, ex-star of Coronation Street and Soldier Soldier drama series. Married to Tim Healy and now starring in Waterloo Road on BBC1.
• Susan Maughan, singer, who reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1962 with "Bobby's Girl".
• Alan Campbell, the present MP for Tynemouth and government whip was born in the town.
• Barry Venison - retired footballer and pundit was born in Shotley Bridge Hospital, although is from Stanley
• Alan Heath - publisher and holocaust historian, now lives in Poland.
• Mathew Tait - England and Newcastle Falcons Rugby Union player. Born in Consett but brought up in the nearby town of Wolsingham
• Paul Collingwood, England and Durham cricketer, born in Shotley Bridge
• Bob Murray, Kitchen & bathroom magnate and former chairman of Sunderland AFC
• Steve Thompson, Songwriter, Producer. website. Born 1952 at the Grove. Served apprenticeship in the steelworks and began performing career at the Freemasons Arms with Consett band, Bullfrog. Later left the Steelworks and the area to begin a successful career in the music industry. Returned briefly in 2000 to the Empire Theatre with a musical entitled Steeltown
• Alun Armstrong - Born in nearby Annfield Plain, original cast member of Les Misérables, playing Monsieur Thénardier. Also in New Tricks and The Mummy Returns.
• Mark Clattenburg. English football Referee

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External links

• Derwentside District Council
• Detailed information on iron / steel works
• Consett AFC
• News, weather, other information on Consett
• Consettpedia