It consisted of rows of parallel crofts and workshops on either side of a north–south trackway, creating a ladder-like layout, which could be securely dated by the many finds of Roman coins.

Hunter Ralph Lambton had his headquarters at Sedgefield: the humorous writer, Robert Smith Surtees, who lived at Hamsterley Hall, was a friend of his.

On 23 February 1815, Lord Darlington wrote: 'Mr Ralph Lambton was out with some gentlemen from Sedgefield, and a most immense field.'

Today, little trace is left of the hospital, apart from the church, which is now surrounded by the Winterton housing estate and the NETPark Science park.

Sedgefield constituency's Member of Parliament was Tony Blair; he was the area's MP from 1983 to 2007, Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.

This event was preceded by high-intensity security, which included fastening down manhole covers and drains, and closing the centre of the town to all traffic.

A Latin inscription above the door states, "By the generosity of Samuel and Shute Barrington, one an Admiral of the Fleet, the other Bishop of Durham, whose achievements are praised by everyone."

[7][6] The 18th century saw the architect James Paine commissioned by John Burdon in 1754 to design and construct a Palladian estate at a historic coaching inn nearby Hardwick.

The building work was never completed as Burdon went bankrupt, sufficient landscaping was done to form the basis of what came to be Hardwick Hall Country Park.

The area is Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens,[8] and the hall, presently the Hardwick Arms Hotel, is Grade II Listed[9][10] In the general election of December 2019 the constituency was won by Conservative MP, [1] Paul Howell, as well as having a local mayor.

A recent statue was erected to commemorate the yearly event; it features a man catching the famous Shrove Tuesday ball.

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees.

The ground was donated to the people of Sedgefield around the turn of the nineteenth century and is home to a number of senior and junior teams.

The team has had some notable successes and a tough reputation for taking scalps from many larger, more ‘established’ clubs in the area, Gosforth, Darlington and Redcar to name a few.

Reflecting this aim the club fielded a third XV, quaintly known as the "T'urds", together with a Veteran team, Sedgefield Spartans in the 2019/20 season.

At the end of the 1970s a group of friends started gathering to ride their motocross bikes at a farm in Low Hardwick.

Occasionally, motocross tracks are available to the public for recreational use, and quads are available for hire suitable for all age groups from infants upwards.

The club hosts the Serpentine Trail Race each September, Summer and Winter open handicaps in January and July and the Neptune Relays in April.