Whickham is a village in
Tyne and Wear,
North East England
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. It is in the
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. It includes Gateshead, Rowlands Gill, Whickham, Blaydon, Ryton, Felling, Pelaw, Dunston and Low Fell. The boroug ...
. The village is on high ground overlooking the
River Tyne
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and south-west of
Newcastle upon Tyne. It was formerly governed under the
historic county of
County of Durham.
History
Whickham underwent some expansion in the 1950s when the Lakes Estate was built just off Whickham Highway. Then later in the decade the Oakfield Estate just off Whaggs Lane was built. Grange Estate began the long-term development by JT Bell, (Bellway), the builder, who went on into Clavering Park, Clavering Grange, the Cedars and then Fellside Park.
South-west of Whickham, above the River Derwent, are the ruins of Old Hollinside, a fortified manor house
once owned by the
Bowes-Lyon family.
The village is located geographically between
Gateshead
Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
,
Consett
Consett is a town in County Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019.
History
Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its' name originates in the ...
,
Durham,
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
and
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is als ...
.
Schools
Whickham has six primary schools, and one secondary school. The Gibside School for special educational needs and disabilities moved to a new location away from Whickham in Spring 2021.
Primary schools:
Clover Hill Primary SchoolFellside Primary School
Front Street Primary School
St Mary's R C Primary SchoolWashingwell Primary SchoolWhickham Parochial C of E Primary SchoolSecondary schools:
Whickham School and Sports College
See also
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Washing Wells Roman Fort
Washing Wells Roman Fort, was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at () southeast of Whickham in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the m ...
References
Whickham Football ClubWhickham U21s and Junior Teams
External links
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Towns in Tyne and Wear
Unparished areas in Tyne and Wear
Former civil parishes in Tyne and Wear
Gateshead