Lemington

Lemington
Metropolitan county		Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postcode district	NE15
Dialling code	0191

Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East

UK Parliament	Newcastle upon Tyne North
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°58′19″N 1°43′23″W / 54.972°N 1.723°W / 54.972; -1.723

Lemington is an area and

electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England

History

Lemington has a strong

Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway. On 15 September 1958 the station closed to passengers and on 4 January 1960 the station was closed to goods, but the lines weren't lifted until 1992, when the Ever Ready battery factory in Newburn closed.^[3] The Anglo Great Lakes Graphite Plant

which operated in the area, also closed around this time.

In 1843 the Lemington graveyard made way for industrial development. This was later used for school grounds. In the 2000s the school was demolished to make way for housing.

Today, it is largely a residential area of the city and includes the large Dumpling Hall housing estate and the Vallum which were constructed in the 1960s and 1970s.

Notable people

Harold Elsdon (1921–1995), cricketer

References

^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Glass and Gut". Timmonet. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
^ "Lemington". Northumbrian Railways. Retrieved 9 July 2008.

External links

Newcastle Council Ward Info: Lemington

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