page_title: Stamfordham
hierarchical_section_title: Stamfordham
caption_attribution_description: English: The Cross on Stamfordham Village Green The Market House resting on four open arches was erected by Sir John Swinburne, 5th Bart. in 1785. See Swinburne_Baronets for his family's history.
context_page_description: Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, west of Newcastle upon Tyne, north of Corbridge and east of Hexham. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census. The place-name Stamfordham is first attested in the Pipe Rolls for 1188, where it appears as Stanfordhamn, which roughly translates as 'village at the stony ford'.
  The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin was built in the 13th century and overrestored under the direction of Benjamin Ferrey in 1848. In addition to St Mary's, there is a non-denominational Church on the Green. The exceptionally-large village green contains both a market cross and a village lock-up which is Grade II listed and dates from the early 19th century, pre-dating the formation of police forces.
  The village has an Ofsted 'outstanding' rated school, a historic Village Hall, a public house, an annual fête held on the August bank holiday Monday, and a number of local social and sports clubs, notably Stamfordham Cricket Club, the first team of which competes in the West Tyne League. The Grade II-listed Bay Horse Inn closed in November 2014.
context_section_description: Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, west of Newcastle upon Tyne, north of Corbridge and east of Hexham. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census.  The place-name Stamfordham is first attested in the Pipe Rolls for 1188, where it appears as Stanfordhamn, which roughly translates as 'village at the stony ford'.
  The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin was built in the 13th century and overrestored under the direction of Benjamin Ferrey in 1848. In addition to St Mary's, there is a non-denominational Church on the Green. The exceptionally-large village green contains both a market cross (the Butter Cross, dating from 1735) and a village lock-up which is Grade II listed and dates from the early 19th century, pre-dating the formation of police forces.
  The village has an Ofsted 'outstanding' rated school (Stamfordham Primary School), a historic Village Hall (originally the school), a public house (Swinburne Arms), an annual fête held on the August bank holiday Monday (Stamfordham Village Fayre), and a number of local social and sports clubs, notably Stamfordham Cricket Club (playing at Grange Park on the southern edge of the village), the first team of which competes in the West Tyne League. The Grade II-listed Bay Horse Inn closed in November 2014.  The village is also host to a number of cycling events, including the Cyclone Festival of Cycling and the HSBC UK National Road Race Championships.
caption: Stamfordham Butter Cross (1785)
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