Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne

#187 among attractions in Newcastle upon Tyne

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Westerhope is an area in the west of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was founded to provide housing for working families with sufficient land to grow vegetables. Westerhope expanded substantially in Victorian times with the discovery of workable coal reserves. It was also formerly a ward of the city council until 2018, which had a population of 9,196 at the 2011 Census. The coal reserves have now been largely exhausted and the two pits - Coronation & North Walbottle - have long since closed. After the extraction of 21.5 million tons of coal, the North Walbottle pit was closed in 1968 as further coal extraction would have risked undermining the runway of Newcastle airport, which lies about 5 miles to the North. ()

Coordinates: 54°59'53"N, 1°41'56"W

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WesterhopeNewcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom

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Westerhope – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Milecastle 7, Milecastle 8, Denton Burn, East Denton.

1.3 miSE
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Milecastle 7, Hadrian's Wall
33 min walk • Milecastle 7 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle itself has not been discovered by archaeologists and its presumed location lies beneath a modern housing development.
0.8 miSW
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Milecastle 8, Hadrian's Wall
20 min walk • Milecastle 8 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains are located in West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne. The milecastle has two associated turret structures that are known as turret 8A and turret 8B.
1 miS
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Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne
27 min walk • Denton Burn is an area located in Central Newcastle, approximately 4 miles to the west of the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne in England, United Kingdom.
1.2 miSE
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East Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne
30 min walk • East Denton is an area in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne in the English county of Tyne and Wear. East Denton Hall, dating from 1622, was in the 18th century the seat of the prominent Montagu family.
0.5 miSW
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West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne
13 min walk • West Denton is an area in the western part of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.
1 miSE
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Slatyford, Newcastle upon Tyne
27 min walk • Slatyford is situated in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and houses the Stagecoach North East depot for local bus services throughout Newcastle. The depot was previously used by Newcastle Busways.
1.3 miW
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Milecastle 9, Hadrian's Wall
33 min walk • Milecastle 9 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist partially as a low platform, and are located in West Denton, 300 yards from Chapel House Farm.