Oak Tree, County Durham
Oak Tree is a small village in the borough of
Darlington and the
ceremonial county of
County Durham,
England. It is situated between
Darlington and
Eaglescliffe, north of the
River Tees. It has a
public house and is close to
Durham Tees Valley Airport.
Administration
Oak Tree is
traditionally and
ceremonially located in
County Durham, but for
administrative purposes is located in the borough of
Darlington (borough), which became a
unitary authority on 1 April 1997. Until that date Oak Tree was administered as part of County Durham, along with the rest of the borough, and continues to share police and fire services with the county.
Oak Tree is located in the
Middleton St George ward of Darlington, which as of 2005 is represented on the Borough Council by Doris Jones and Bill Maybrey (both
Conservative). It is part of the
Sedgefield parliamentary
constituency, which as of 2005 is represented in the
House of Commons by the
Prime Minister,
Tony Blair (
Labour). Oak Tree is in the
North East England region, which serves as a constituency for the
European Parliament.
The local
police force is
Durham Constabulary. Oak Tree is in the Darlington division.
Location
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* Latitude and longitude: (54.52, −1.45)
* Elevation: 40 m (130 feet)
* Road access:
A67 between Darlington and
Egglescliffe passes directly to the north
* Rail access:
Dinsdale, 2 km (1 mile)
* Nearest large village:
Middleton St George, 2 km (1 mile)
* Nearest town:
Darlington, 6 km (4 miles)
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Aerial photograph from Multimap
