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'''Faverdale''' is a suburb of [[Darlington]] in County Durham, England. It is situated in the north west of Darlington, north of [[Cockerton]]. The area was rural until the 20th century, a large wagon works was established in the 1920s, with housing development starting at the same time. The wagon works closed in the 1960s and further industrial and commercial development took place expanding from the [[brownfield land|brownfield site]]. As of 2012 the area has a mixture of industrial, residential and rural land use.

==Geography==
The modern suburb is bounded by the former [[Stockton and Darlington Railway]] (now part of the [[Tees Valley Line]], also known as the Bishop Auckland branch line) to the east, and by the defunct [[Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway]] (later known as 'Darlington & Tebay branch') to the south. The [[A1(M)]] road marks the extreme western fringe of the area. The area is between {{convert|50|and|85|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref name="m1">Ordnance Survey, 1:25000, c.2000; 1:10000, 1991</ref>

As of 2012 the area contain a mixture of housing (southwest), industrial estates (southeast), and farmland (north).<ref name="m1"/> Faverdale is also a ward of [[Darlington Borough Council]].<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.darlington.gov.uk/dar_public/documents/_Resources/Resources/InformationAndInsight/WardMaps/fd.pdf| title = Faverdale Ward| publisher = Darlington Borough Council| year = 2011| access-date = 18 April 2012}}</ref>

{{anchor|Whessoe (deserted village)}}

==History==
There is evidence for prehistoric, [[Iron Age]] and medieval activity at Faverdale.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D6792| title = Local History : Faverdale (County Durham)| publisher = Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council| work = www.keystothepast.info| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120804023607/http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D6792| archive-date = 4 August 2012| df = dmy-all}}</ref> In the early 2000s evidence of occupation in the early [[Roman Britain|Romano-British period]] was discovered – a complex of Roman-style buildings, including a two-room building heated by a [[hypocaust]] and with painted wall plaster. The complex probably included a residential villa in an area that has now been completely ploughed out. The settlement was the site of an enterprise manufacturing [[Mortarium|mortaria]] and probably other coarse wares; the mortaria are stamped with the name ANAVS and most known examples are from the fort at [[Coria (Corbridge)|Coria]] near [[Hadrian's Wall]]. The pottery enterprise may have started as early as the decade 110-120, shortly before the construction of the Wall itself. Evidence of textile working, smithing, and bronze working was also found.<ref>Jennifer Proctor. Faverdale, Darlington: Excavations at a Major Settlement in the Northern Frontier Zone. of Roman Britain. Pre-Construct Archaeology Monograph 15. Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd, London, 2012. ISBN 978 0 9563054 6 6</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://content.durham.gov.uk/PDFRepository/Faverdale_order_form2.pdf| title = Faverdale, Darlington : Excavations at a major settlement in the northern frontier zone of Roman Britain (Jennifer Proctor)| publisher = Durham County Council}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="a1">{{citation| url = http://homepage.ntlworld.com/colin42/faverdale.htm| title = Darlington Faverdale The Excavation| work = homepage.ntlworld.com| access-date = 18 April 2012| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070714125517/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/colin42/faverdale.htm| archive-date = 14 July 2007| df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="argos"/><ref>{{citation| url =http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D9756| title =Darlington, Faverdale East Business Park; Post Excavation Report (Darlington)| work =www.keystothepast.info| publisher =Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ANAVS himself is likely to have been an immigrant, not a native of the area.<ref>The social and economic impact of Hadrian's Wall on the Frontier Zone in Britain p 139. James Bruhn, Nick Hodgson. Britannia 53 (2022) 125-157. doi:10.1017/S00681113X22000241</ref> The importation of [[Samian ware|Samian]] pottery to the site peaked 135-150, and the hypocaust was out of use by the end of the century.<ref>The social and economic impact of Hadrian's Wall on the Frontier Zone in Britain p 135. James Bruhn, Nick Hodgson. Britannia 53 (2022) 125-157. doi:10.1017/S00681113X22000241</ref>

The '''''deserted medieval village of Whessoe''''' was located on the northern fringe of the modern ward of Faverdale, between High Faverdale and Whessoe Grange farms; earthwork remains as well as medieval building remnants existed until demolition/bulldozing in the 1950s.<ref name="m1"/><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.darlington.gov.uk/PublicMinutes/Planning%20Applications%20Committee/February%2023%202011/Item%204.pdf| title = DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE : Whessoe Grange Farm Burtree Lane : Hybrid application for erection of data centre with associated access, landscaping and ancillary buildings |date =23 February 2011| publisher = Darlington Borough Council|at = Archaeology}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D1529| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120904180735/http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D1529| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-09-04| title = Whessoe; deserted Medieval village. (Whessoe)| work = www.keystothepast.info| publisher = Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council}}</ref>

Up to the mid twentieth century the area was completely rural; there were dwellings at ''Faverdale House'' (or Hall, plus farms at Middle and High Faverdale),{{#tag:ref|The Hall dates to the 18th century, and was rebuilt in the 1897, it is enveloped by the Faverdale Industrial estate (2001).<ref name="hallwagon"/>|group="note"}} ''Cockerton Grange'', and ''Rise Carr''.<ref>Ordnance Survey, 1858; 1898-9; 1923-4; 1938–48</ref> Up to 1915 it was part of the Cockerton civil parish, after which it became part of Darlington.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10132484&c_id=10001043| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121224204237/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10132484&c_id=10001043| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-12-24| title = Cockerton Tn/CP through time| work = www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}, see also boundary map</ref>

The area began to be developed industrially in the interwar period. The Faverdale Wagon Works was established in the 1920, to produce freight wagons for the [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|NER]], the first housing estate in Faverdale was built to the west of the works beyond Faverdale Road (Westgate Crescent).<ref>Ordnance Survey, 1:2500, 1939</ref> A chemical works (Darlington Chemical & Insulating Co Ltd) was established in the south west of Faverdale, next to the Barnard Castle railway line, and south and west of the wagon works and housing.{{#tag:ref|Darlington Chemical & Insulating Co Ltd, also known as ''Darchem'', manufactured inorganic insulating materials,<ref>{{citation| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=h_DHaa4QTkUC&pg=PA751| title = Improved magnesia insulation| journal = New Scientist| date =23 March 1961| volume =9| number =227| issn=0262-4079|publisher=Reed Business Information}}</ref> manufacture resulted in contamination of land, including [[asbestos]]. The land was re-claimed for housing/park land in the 2000s.<ref name="asb">Sources:
*{{citation| url = http://www.darlingtonchampions.org.uk/case_studies/West_park.htm| title = West Park Levy| work = www.darlingtonchampions.org.uk| publisher = County Durham Foundation| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081202230913/http://www.darlingtonchampions.org.uk/case_studies/West_park.htm| archive-date = 2 December 2008| df = dmy-all}}
*{{citation| url =http://www.darlington.gov.uk/PublicMinutes/Planning%20Applications%20Committee/June%2027%202007/0100020RM8%20Former%20Darlington%20Chemical%20West%20Park.pdf| date =27 June 2007| title =DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE : FAVERDALE Former Darlington Chemical & Insulating Co Ltd (West Park), West Auckland Road, Darlington| publisher =Darlington Borough Council}}
*{{citation| url = http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Living/Planning%20and%20Building%20Control/Planning%20Services/Projects%20and%20Schemes/WestPark.htm| title = West Park| publisher = Darlington Borough Council}}</ref>|group="note"}}

The Faverdale Wagon Works closed in 1962 as a result of the Beeching cuts. The wagon works site was later redeveloped for other industrial uses (''Faverdale Industrial Estate''). Housing development west of Faverdale road also expanded during the late 20th century.<ref>Ordnance Survey, 1:10000; 1985, 1991</ref> In the first decade of the 21st century the former Darlington Chemical site and adjacent farmland was redeveloped, creating a {{convert|49|acre|km2|abbr=on}} municipal estate "[[West Park, Darlington|West Park]]", including housing, parkland, a hospital ([[West Park Hospital]]), and a school.<ref name="asb"/><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/darlington-west-park| title = Darlington West Park| publisher = Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)| work = www.homesandcommunities.co.uk| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111230152147/http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/darlington-west-park| archive-date = 30 December 2011| df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url =http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/8833574.print/| title = Trust buys back hospital|date = 4 February 2011|author= Barry Nelson| work = www.thenortherecho.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.busseyarmstrong.co.uk/pdfs/westpark-issue4.pdf| title = Art the heart of a new community – westpark| issue = 4| date = Summer 2005| publisher = Bussey & Armstrong| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070508063327/http://www.busseyarmstrong.co.uk/pdfs/westpark-issue4.pdf| archive-date = 8 May 2007| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2004 [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]] began development of a large {{convert|730000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} distribution centre the Faverdale industrial estate. The building was officially opened by Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] in December 2005.<ref name="argos">{{citation| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/3899567.stm| title = Relics unearthed at retail site| work = BBC News|date = 16 July 2004}}</ref>
<ref>Sources:
*{{citation| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3662135.stm| title = Retailer brings town jobs boost| work = BBC News| date = 27 April 2004}}
*{{citation| url = http://www.logisticsmanager.com/Articles/4503/Prime+Minister+opens+Argos+Darlington+warehouse.html| title = Prime Minister opens Argos Darlington warehouse| date = 1 December 2005| work = www.logisticsmanager.com}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Future===
An additional commercial development, a {{convert|60|acre|km2|abbr=on}} industrial and logistics park, "Faverdale 58", proposed by [[St. Modwen Properties]] in 2008, is at a planning stage; the site is located west of the Bishop Auckland branch line, with potential rail access.<ref>Sources:
*{{citation| url = http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/2282855.50m_industrial_park_will_create_1_500_jobs/| title = £50m industrial park will create 1,500 jobs| date = 20 May 2008| author = Deborah Johnson| work = www.thenorthernecho.co.uk}}
*{{citation| url = http://www.faverdale58.co.uk/faverdale58_web/| title = Faverdale 68| work = www.faverdale58.co.uk| publisher = St. Modwen| access-date = 18 April 2012| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130506125754/http://www.faverdale58.co.uk/faverdale58_web/| archive-date = 6 May 2013| df = dmy-all}}
*{{citation| url = http://www.faverdale58.co.uk/faverdale58_web/pdfs/Faverdale58_brochure.pdf| title = FAVERDALE 58 :60 ACRE INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION PARK :DARLINGTON| work = www.faverdale58.co.uk| access-date = 18 April 2012| publisher = St. Modwen}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{citation| url =http://www.darlington.gov.uk/dar_public/documents/_Place/PolicyRegeneration/PlanningPolicy/CoreStrategy/DPD/CD037.pdf| at =7. "The Site", p.30; Fig. 7.1 "Location Plan", p.31| date =January 2011| title =Faverdale 58, Darlington – Promotional Report}}</ref> The development was on hold in 2011 due to economic downturn.<ref>Sources:
*{{citation| url =http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2011/02/09/propertyfirm-backin-black-51140-28140581/| title = Propertyfirm backin black| author = Jez Davison|date = 9 February 2011| work = www.nebusiness.co.uk}}
*{{citation| url =http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2011/07/06/rental-growth-fuels-st-modwen-properties-profits-51140-29003536/| title = Rental growth fuels St Modwen Properties profits| author = Jez Davison| date = 6 July 2011| work = www.nebusiness.co.uk}}</ref>
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==Faverdale Wagon Works==
In 1920 the [[Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company]] began constructing a wagon works, the 'Faverdale Wagon Works', for the [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|NER]]. The first wagon was manufactured in 1923.<ref name="hallwagon">{{citation| url = http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2001/09/19/The+North+East+Archive/7098339.Curious_fortunes_of_a_favourite_hunters__hall/| title = Curious fortunes of a favourite hunters' hall| work = www.thenorthernecho.co.uk| date = 19 September 2001}}</ref> 200 houses were also constructed at the same time for the workers.<ref>{{citation| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=SMQhAQAAMAAJ|journal = The Builder| volume = 122| year = 1922| page = 346, also p.94| title = N.E. Railway Housing Scheme at Darlington}}</ref> The centenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway was celebrated at the Faverdale works in 1925.<ref>{{citation| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=QsUOAAAAQAAJ| title = Rail 150: The Stockton & Darlington Railway and What Followed |editor-link=Jack Simmons (historian) |editor=Jack Simmons |publisher = Eyre Methuen| year= 1975|pages = 15–16 |last=Hoole |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Hoole | chapter = 1. The Stockton & Darlington Railway| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=QsUOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA16| isbn = 9780413323101 }}</ref>

Initially the Faverdale wagon works manufactured wooden-bodied, wooden-framed wagons; steel-framed wagons began production in the 1930s. At its peak in the 1950s the Faverdale Wagon Works employed 550 people, the factory was a pioneer of mass production techniques for wagon building.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Leisure/headofsteam/collections/collectionspolicy.htm| title = Darlington Railway Centre & Museum Collecting & Disposals Policy 2006 – 2011| at = 5.8 "Goods Wagons"}}</ref> A report of 1959 recommended the ceasing of manufacturing at the site, with it being retained for repair work, however after centralisation of control of rolling stock works in 1962, the 1963 ' Workshops Plan' recommended closure in 1963. The works closed 29 June 1963 with 366 jobs lost.<ref name="hallwagon"/><ref>{{citation| title = British Railways Engineering 1948–80| first1 = John|last1 = Johnson| first2= Robert A.|last2= Long| editor-first = Roland C.|editor-last= Bond| year =1981|pages = 520–535}}</ref> The site was sold to Darlington Corporation in 1963 for £125,000.<ref>{{citation| journal = The Railway Gazette| title = Faverdale Wagon Works sold to Darlington Corporation| page = 28| year = 1963| volume =118}}</ref>

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==External links==
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*{{cite web| url = http://ww2.durham.gov.uk/dre/pgDre.aspx?&SEARCH=By+Keyword&TERM=Railway+engineering&ID=DRE6968&PIC=Y| title = Faverdale, Wagon Works, aerial view| publisher = Durham County Council| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121223194024/http://ww2.durham.gov.uk/dre/pgDre.aspx?&SEARCH=By+Keyword&TERM=Railway+engineering&ID=DRE6968&PIC=Y| archive-date = 23 December 2012| df = dmy-all}}

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