Eighton Banks is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, which is located around from

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. The village is bordered by Birtley, Harlow Green and

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, and is located near to Antony Gormley's ''

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'' sculpture at Low Eighton.

Demography

The data below shows that 51.9% of the population in the Lamesley electoral ward are female, and 48.1% are male. This compares similarly with both the average in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, as well as the national average. A total of 1.9% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group. This figure is significantly lower than that of the national average , as well as being somewhat lower than the borough average . Data from the

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found that the average life expectancy in the Lamesley electoral ward is 77.9 years for men, and 79.6 years for women. These statistics compare less than favourably for men, when compared to the average life expectancy in the

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, of 77.4 years for men, and 81.4 years for women. Car ownership is lower than the national average , but is slightly higher than the average in the borough , with 65.3% of households in the ward having access to at least one car.

Education

Primary education is provided at nearb
Fell Dyke Community Primary School
an
St. Oswald's Catholic Primary School
in

, as well a
Springwell Village Primary School
In terms of secondary education, students attend the nearb
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
in

, as well a
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
in Birtley
Grace College
in

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, an
St. Robert of Newminster Catholic School
in

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Governance

Lamesley is a local council ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. This ward covers an area of around , and has a population of 8,862. , the ward is served by three councillors: Mary Foy, Michael Hood and Sheila Gallagher. Eighton Banks is located within the

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of Gateshead, and is served by Labour

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Transport

Air

The nearest airport is

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, which is located around from the village.

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and Carlisle Lake District Airport are located around away by road respectively.

Bus

Eighton Banks is served by three buses per hour to

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, Gateshead and

Rail

The village is located around from the

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station at

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, which is located on the East Coast Main Line.

Road

Eighton Banks is located near to the A1 and A1231 roads. By road, Gateshead and

can be reached in around 15 minutes, and

in 25 minutes.

Notable people

* Norman Hunter – A former

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and England footballer, who was born and grew up in the village.

External links

Gateshead Central Taxis 23 timetable

Go North East 25 timetable

Go North East 28, 28A & 28B timetable

References

{{Reflist Gateshead