Longnewton is a village

Village

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 and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees (borough)

Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of north east England, with a population in 2001 of 178,408, rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates....

 and ceremonial county of County Durham

County Durham

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, England

England

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.

It is situated between 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...

 and Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...

. The village is mostly privately owned dwellings, and has two public house

Public house

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s, The Londonderry Arms and The Vane Arms, St. Mary's

St. Mary's Church, Longnewton

St. Mary's Church, Longnewton is a Church of England church in the parish of Longnewton, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, England. It is part of the benefice of All Saints' Church, Preston-on-Tees.-Church building:...

 church, a primary school and a traditional village green.

Longnewton is a few minutes drive north of 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...

. Longnewton is in the catchment area for Egglescliffe Secondary School.

Longnewton also has a community centre with regular events and activities.

In late 2007 a new bypass and junction of the village was created after almost 30 years of proposals. The new junction incorporates a raised bridge over the local A66

A66 road

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 trunk road and a new link road to the nearby village of Elton

Elton, County Durham

Elton is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the west of Stockton-on-Tees.-External links:...

. Also a new roundabout

Roundabout

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has been put in place to service Durham Tees Valley Airport and ease traffic levels.

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