Aycliffe, The Green c.1955
Photo ref: A112008
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In 1940, Aycliffe was one of the locations chosen for the building of a Royal Ordnance Factory. The resulting industrial estate formed the nucleus in 1947 for the creation of Newton Aycliffe New Town. The original development was for a town of 10,000 people, but this was later increased to 25,000.

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