Dudley is a large village in
North Tyneside
North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It forms part of the greater Tyneside conurbation. North Tyneside Council is headquartered at Cobalt Park, Wallsend.
North Tyneside is bordered by Ne ...
, in the county of
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The county is ...
, England and situated at Northumberland's border. A former mining village and formerly part of
Northumberland
Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...
, it was the site of
Annitsford railway station, originally named Dudley. Dudley Colliery was situated in the village from 1856 until its closure in 1977.
Former professional football player and coach
Bobby Ferguson was born in the village.
Robson Green
Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, singer-songwriter and television presenter.
His first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in BBC drama series '' Casualty'' in 1989. He then went on to portray F ...
, an English actor, angler, singer-songwriter and presenter, is from the village and grew up there.
References
Villages in Tyne and Wear
Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
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