Middridge, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7JS

Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act of 1946, the town is 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north of Darlington and 10 miles (16 km) to the south of Durham. It is the oldest new town in the north of England. Together with the bordering Aycliffe Village and the north part of School Aycliffe, it forms the civil parish of Great Aycliffe. The population of the town at the time of the 2021 census was 26,415. The locality’s name, Middridge, is associated with this area within Newton Aycliffe, and the postal district DL 5 places it within the local postal geography of County Durham. The town’s development under the New Towns Act reflects a planned community with a defined history and demographic profile.