Editing Tanfield, County Durham (section)

==Economy==
===Collieries===
* Tanfield Lea Colliery, Tanfield Lea. Closed 25 August 1962. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ188544, {{coord|54|53|2|N|1|42|25|W}}, {{convert|7|mi}} SW of Newcastle.
* Tanfield Moor Colliery, Tantobie. Opened before 1828. Closed Oct 1948. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ169545, {{coord|54|53|6|N|1|44|12|W}}, {{convert|7.5|mi}} SW of Newcastle.
* East Tanfield Colliery, Tantobie. Opened 1844. Closed January 1965. Owners: - James Joicey (from 1844), East Tanfield Colliery Co. Limited (from 1917), South Derwentside Coal Co. Limited (from 1929). National Coal Board (from 1947).  Location: - (Sheet 88) NZ194552, {{coord|54|53|28|N|1|41|51|W}}, {{convert|6.5|mi}} SW of Newcastle

The village has the highest rate of people aged 16–74 who have never worked, the figure stands at 33.33 percent, in the whole of England and Wales.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-areas-in-england-and-wales/urban-areas-in-england-and-wales-ks09a--economic-activity---all-people.xls| title = [ARCHIVED CONTENT] UK Government Web Archive - The National Archives}} </ref>