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	Dunston Kamana Dunston may refer to: Places in England * Dunston, Tyne and Wear, in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Dunston railway station Dunston Power Station, now demolished * Dunston, Lincolnshire, a small village * Dunston, Norfolk, a small village * Dunston, Staffordshire, a small village * Dunston, Derbyshire; see Lenton Priory * Dunstone, Devon; see List of places in Devon Other uses * Dunston (surname) * Dunston UTS F.C., a football club based in Dunston, Tyne and Wear, England See also * Dunstan (other) Dunstan is a saint and tenth-century Archbishop of Canterbury. Name Dunstan (surname) Places * Dunstan (New Zealand electorate) * Lake Dunstan in New Zealand * Dunstan, Northumberland, Dunstan, Northumberland, England, a small hamlet in north N ... {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dunston, Tyne And Wear Dunston is a western area of the town of Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, North East England (into which it was absorbed in 1974). Dunston had a population of 18,326 at the 2011 Census. History It has been speculated that Dunston started its existence as a farm or estate of a man named Dunn. Historically part of County Durham, Dunston was first mentioned in 1328. Salmon fishing and farming were important industries in Dunston from at least the 14th century. Coal mining on a small-scale was also important but by the 17th century, the proximity of the river aided the development of large-scale coal mining in the village. During the Great Tyne Flood of 1771 villagers had to be rescued by boat from the roofs and upper stories of their houses. Area Dunston is served by Dunston railway station on the Tyne Valley Line. Dunston is split into two areas separated by the A1 dual carriageway. Much of the area south of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dunston Railway Station Dunston is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated west of Newcastle, serves the suburb of Dunston, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. History The station opened in January 1909, on a section of line built by the North Eastern Railway between 1893 and 1909. It linked the lines over the newly commissioned King Edward VII Bridge with the original Newcastle and Carlisle Railway freight route to Redheugh and Dunston Coal Staiths, dating back to 1837. The station was originally known as ''Dunston-on-Tyne'', and served as the terminus of a shuttle service from Newcastle. As a result of the General Strike of 1926, the service ended and the station was closed in May 1926, briefly being brought back into use for special evacuation trains during World War II. Following the closure of Scotswood Bridge in October 1982, trains were re-routed across the King Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dunston Power Station :''Sometimes confused with the nearby Stella power stations.'' Dunston Power Station refers to a pair of adjacent coal-fired power stations in the North East of England, now demolished. They were built on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the western outskirts of Dunston in Gateshead. The two stations were built on a site which is now occupied by the MetroCentre. The first power station built on the site was known as Dunston A Power Station, and the second, which gradually replaced it between 1933 and 1950, was known as Dunston B Power Station. The A Station was, in its time, one of the largest in the country, and as well as burning coal had early open cycle gas turbine units. The B Station was the first of a new power station design, and stood as a landmark on the Tyne for over 50 years. From the A Station's opening in 1910 until the B Station's demolition in 1986, they collectively operated from the early days of electricity generation in the United Kingdom, through t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dunston, Lincolnshire Dunston is a small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east from the city and county town of Lincoln, and close to the B1188 between Nocton to the north and Metheringham to the south. In '' Domesday'' the village is written as "Dunestune", meaning 'Dune's farm'. The parish church is dedicated to St Peter, and is a Grade II listed building dating from the 12th century. It was restored by R. H. Carpenter between 1874 and 1876. Dunston Pillar is to the west on the A15. It is a Grade II listed tower and former land lighthouse built by Sir Francis Dashwood to guide travellers across Lincoln Heath. In 1810, at the jubilee of George III, the lantern was removed and replaced with a statue of the king, and in the 1843 ''Journal of the Agricultural Society'' it was described as the "only land light-house ever raised".Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 120; Methuen & Co. Ltd The Peterborough to Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dunston, Norfolk Dunston is a small village which lies approximately 3 miles south of Norwich. The population is included in the civil parish of Stoke Holy Cross. It is located in the valley of the River Tas between Stoke Holy Cross and Caistor St. Edmund. It has a common which is popular with walkers. The villages name means 'Dun(n)(i)'s farm/settlement'. Parish records for Dunston exist as far back as 1557 but the village is now in the civil parish of Stoke Holy Cross Stoke Holy Cross is a village in South Norfolk which lies approximately south of Norwich. Geography Stoke sits on the River Tas. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,568 in 674 households at the 2001 census. The village is accesse .... Dunston Hall is now a hotel. Notes http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Dunston External links Dunston Hall* Villages in Norfolk South Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dunston, Staffordshire Dunston is a small village in England lying on the west side of the A449 trunk road about south of Stafford, close to Junction 13 of the M6 motorway. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 281. It lies at roughly 300 feet (98 m) above sea level. History Dunston was formerly part of the ancient parish of Penkridge. In the Middle Ages it formed a member of the manor of Penkridge and at Domesday in 1066 this was a royal manor. However, by 1166, Robert de Stafford was recognised as lord and Hervey de Stretton was his tenant at Dunston, although the de Staffords retained land at Dunston at least until the 16th century. The lordship and the bulk of the land descended in the de Stretton family for several generations but, by 1285, they were renting most of their land to the Pickstock family, and in 1316 John Pickstock was named as lord of Dunston. The Pickstocks's were actually business people, burgesses of the county town of Stafford. The lordship passed through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]