Stocksfield is located some 15 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the south side of the River Tyne in the county of Northumberland. The village lies in the angle between the Stocksfield burn and the River Tyne.

Stocksfield itself was built by the late Victorians following the opening of the Newcastle Carlisle Railway. However the hamlets and settlements which make up the parish of Broomley & Stocksfield can trace their origins back over many centuries.

The Tyne Valley is steeped in history being close to Roman fortifications and roads and bridges and numerous medieval castles. This history of Stocksfield and its surroundings has been recorded recently in two books:

• Four Valuable Farms
  By Robert Matthew Browell
• A Pleasant Retreat
  by Robert Mathew Browell & Dennis Harding

which although out of print should be available in the local history sections of libraries in Prudhoe and Hexham.

For shopping and leisure, Stocksfield has excellent road and rail links to Newcastle, Hexham and Prudhoe with a good public transport system. Newcastle International Airport is also easily accessible.

The nearest hospital to Stocksfield is in Hexham, and other hospitals are in Newcastle, Gateshead, Ashington and North Tyneside. Dental care and optical care is provided by practitioners in Hexham and Prudhoe.