New York, Tyne and Wear
New York | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | NORTH SHIELDS | |
Postcode district | NE29 | |
Dialling code | 0191 | |
Police | Northumbria | |
Fire | Tyne and Wear | |
Ambulance | North East | |
UK Parliament | ||
New York is a suburban village in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. Approximately 4 miles from Whitley Bay, and 5 miles from the town of Tynemouth, it locally governed as part of the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside.[1] It was named after New York, following the British capture of the city in 1777.
History
There had been a settlement in existence on the location of New York since
New York had its own blacksmiths' forge from the 1760s until 2016, when the landowner sold the land that it was leased on for redevelopment.[4] New York was located near Algernon Colliery, until the coal pits closed in 1966.[5] The road to the pits crossed a disused London and North Eastern Railway line.[5] The North Tyneside Steam Railway and Stephenson Railway Museum are located in New York.[6][7] In 1969, it was considered by the government to be a part of a redevelopment project aimed at North Shields.[8]
War memorial
In 1921, New York constructed a war memorial to victims of the
See also
References
- ^ "NEW YORK AND MURTON VILLAGES". BBC Domesday Reloaded. 1986. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Bid to save historic forge backed by historian and thousands of residents". Chronicle Live. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Shiremoor, Longbenton, Killingworth". England's North East. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Historic forge near proposed mega-estate set to be demolished". Chronicle Live. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Looking Back at Algernon Pit". News Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Shiremoor House Farm, Middle Engine Lane, New York". Chronicle Live. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Railway celebrates 175th anniversary". BBC News. June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ H.M. Government (1969). Report of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 35.
- ^ "New York War Memorial, non Civil Parish". Historic England. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "North Tyneside's war memorials undergo repairs". News Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
External links
Media related to New York, Tyne and Wear at Wikimedia Commons