Earsdon
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Earsdon is a historical village in the borough of North Tyneside
in the county of Tyne and Wear
, England
. It sits on the border of Northumberland
to which is was historically part of, and is approximately two miles from Whitley Bay
.
The graveyard of St Alban
's Anglican church is home to a memorial to the 204 men and boys killed in the Hartley Colliery Disaster
of 1862, at the nearby village of New Hartley
. There is a second memorial in the village which is for those who died in the World Wars.
The village's second church, Earsdon Methodist Chapel, is located within the confines of a former quarry.
Earsdon was an urban district
from 1894 to 1935, consisting of the four parishes of Earsdon, Backworth
, Holywell, and Murton. It was then split three ways between Seaton Valley
, Tynemouth
, and Whitley and Monkseaton, with Seaton Valley taking the bulk of the population of both the district and Earsdon parish.
was filmed in part in the village. The Beehive Inn near Earsdon was used for the filming of the 1976 film The Likely Lads
.
Earsdon is a historical village in the borough of North Tyneside
in the county of Tyne and Wear
, England
. It sits on the border of Northumberland
to which is was historically part of, and is approximately two miles from Whitley Bay
.
The graveyard of St Alban
's Anglican church is home to a memorial to the 204 men and boys killed in the Hartley Colliery Disaster
of 1862, at the nearby village of New Hartley
. There is a second memorial in the village which is for those who died in the World Wars.
The village's second church, Earsdon Methodist Chapel, is located within the confines of a former quarry.
Earsdon was an urban district
from 1894 to 1935, consisting of the four parishes of Earsdon, Backworth
, Holywell, and Murton. It was then split three ways between Seaton Valley
, Tynemouth
, and Whitley and Monkseaton, with Seaton Valley taking the bulk of the population of both the district and Earsdon parish.
was filmed in part in the village. The Beehive Inn near Earsdon was used for the filming of the 1976 film The Likely Lads
.
Earsdon is a historical village in the borough of North Tyneside
in the county of Tyne and Wear
, England
. It sits on the border of Northumberland
to which is was historically part of, and is approximately two miles from Whitley Bay
.
The graveyard of St Alban
's Anglican church is home to a memorial to the 204 men and boys killed in the Hartley Colliery Disaster
of 1862, at the nearby village of New Hartley
. There is a second memorial in the village which is for those who died in the World Wars.
The village's second church, Earsdon Methodist Chapel, is located within the confines of a former quarry.
Earsdon was an urban district
from 1894 to 1935, consisting of the four parishes of Earsdon, Backworth
, Holywell, and Murton. It was then split three ways between Seaton Valley
, Tynemouth
, and Whitley and Monkseaton, with Seaton Valley taking the bulk of the population of both the district and Earsdon parish.
was filmed in part in the village. The Beehive Inn near Earsdon was used for the filming of the 1976 film The Likely Lads
.
North Tyneside
The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....
in the county of Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It sits on the border of Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
to which is was historically part of, and is approximately two miles from Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the North Sea coast and has a fine stretch of golden sandy beach forming a bay stretching from St. Mary's Island in the north to Cullercoats in the south...
.
The graveyard of St Alban
Saint Alban
Saint Alban was the first British Christian martyr. Along with his fellow saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three martyrs remembered from Roman Britain. Alban is listed in the Church of England calendar for 22 June and he continues to be venerated in the Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox...
's Anglican church is home to a memorial to the 204 men and boys killed in the Hartley Colliery Disaster
Hartley Colliery Disaster
The Hartley Colliery Disaster was a disastrous mining accident in Northumberland, England in 1862 in which 220 lives were lost. - Cause :In an age when methane or coal dust and firedamp explosions were common, the tragedy at Hartley Colliery, Northumberland, England was different because it was...
of 1862, at the nearby village of New Hartley
New Hartley
New Hartley is a village in South East Northumberland, England, adjacent to Hartley, Seaton Delaval and Seaton Sluice. The village is just off the A190 road about north of Tynemouth and south of Blyth...
. There is a second memorial in the village which is for those who died in the World Wars.
The village's second church, Earsdon Methodist Chapel, is located within the confines of a former quarry.
Earsdon was an urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
from 1894 to 1935, consisting of the four parishes of Earsdon, Backworth
Backworth
Backworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, about west of Whitley Bay on the north east coast. It lies northeast of Newcastle and north northwest of Sunderland...
, Holywell, and Murton. It was then split three ways between Seaton Valley
Seaton Valley
Seaton Valley was an urban district in Northumberland, England, from 1935 to 1974, when it was split between the districts of North Tyneside and Blyth Valley....
, Tynemouth
Tynemouth
Tynemouth is a town and a historic borough in Tyne and Wear, England, at the mouth of the River Tyne, between North Shields and Cullercoats . It is administered as part of the borough of North Tyneside, but until 1974 was an independent county borough in its own right...
, and Whitley and Monkseaton, with Seaton Valley taking the bulk of the population of both the district and Earsdon parish.
Coal works
There is a disused coal colliery situated in the outskirts of the village, including the Fenwick Heap. After closing, the heap spontaneously combusted underground and was burning internally until work started to reclaim the land. In 2009 the reclamation work started on the land, and it was completed in September 2010.Famous Links
The children's television series SupergranSupergran
Super Gran is a 1980s children's television programme, about a grandmother with super powers. The show was adapted by Jenny McDade from books written by Forrest Wilson and was produced by Tyne Tees Television for Children's ITV, with the titular character played by Gudrun Ure, and Iain Cuthbertson...
was filmed in part in the village. The Beehive Inn near Earsdon was used for the filming of the 1976 film The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads (film)
The Likely Lads is a 1976 British comedy film directed by Michael Tuchner, starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. It's a spin-off from the popular 1960s British television series The Likely Lads, from which it takes its title, though in fact it's closer in tone to the more recent sequel series...
.
Earsdon is a historical village in the borough of North Tyneside
North Tyneside
The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....
in the county of Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It sits on the border of Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
to which is was historically part of, and is approximately two miles from Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the North Sea coast and has a fine stretch of golden sandy beach forming a bay stretching from St. Mary's Island in the north to Cullercoats in the south...
.
The graveyard of St Alban
Saint Alban
Saint Alban was the first British Christian martyr. Along with his fellow saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three martyrs remembered from Roman Britain. Alban is listed in the Church of England calendar for 22 June and he continues to be venerated in the Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox...
's Anglican church is home to a memorial to the 204 men and boys killed in the Hartley Colliery Disaster
Hartley Colliery Disaster
The Hartley Colliery Disaster was a disastrous mining accident in Northumberland, England in 1862 in which 220 lives were lost. - Cause :In an age when methane or coal dust and firedamp explosions were common, the tragedy at Hartley Colliery, Northumberland, England was different because it was...
of 1862, at the nearby village of New Hartley
New Hartley
New Hartley is a village in South East Northumberland, England, adjacent to Hartley, Seaton Delaval and Seaton Sluice. The village is just off the A190 road about north of Tynemouth and south of Blyth...
. There is a second memorial in the village which is for those who died in the World Wars.
The village's second church, Earsdon Methodist Chapel, is located within the confines of a former quarry.
Earsdon was an urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
from 1894 to 1935, consisting of the four parishes of Earsdon, Backworth
Backworth
Backworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, about west of Whitley Bay on the north east coast. It lies northeast of Newcastle and north northwest of Sunderland...
, Holywell, and Murton. It was then split three ways between Seaton Valley
Seaton Valley
Seaton Valley was an urban district in Northumberland, England, from 1935 to 1974, when it was split between the districts of North Tyneside and Blyth Valley....
, Tynemouth
Tynemouth
Tynemouth is a town and a historic borough in Tyne and Wear, England, at the mouth of the River Tyne, between North Shields and Cullercoats . It is administered as part of the borough of North Tyneside, but until 1974 was an independent county borough in its own right...
, and Whitley and Monkseaton, with Seaton Valley taking the bulk of the population of both the district and Earsdon parish.
Coal works
There is a disused coal colliery situated in the outskirts of the village, including the Fenwick Heap. After closing, the heap spontaneously combusted underground and was burning internally until work started to reclaim the land. In 2009 the reclamation work started on the land, and it was completed in September 2010.Famous Links
The children's television series SupergranSupergran
Super Gran is a 1980s children's television programme, about a grandmother with super powers. The show was adapted by Jenny McDade from books written by Forrest Wilson and was produced by Tyne Tees Television for Children's ITV, with the titular character played by Gudrun Ure, and Iain Cuthbertson...
was filmed in part in the village. The Beehive Inn near Earsdon was used for the filming of the 1976 film The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads (film)
The Likely Lads is a 1976 British comedy film directed by Michael Tuchner, starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. It's a spin-off from the popular 1960s British television series The Likely Lads, from which it takes its title, though in fact it's closer in tone to the more recent sequel series...
.
Earsdon is a historical village in the borough of North Tyneside
North Tyneside
The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....
in the county of Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It sits on the border of Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
to which is was historically part of, and is approximately two miles from Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the North Sea coast and has a fine stretch of golden sandy beach forming a bay stretching from St. Mary's Island in the north to Cullercoats in the south...
.
The graveyard of St Alban
Saint Alban
Saint Alban was the first British Christian martyr. Along with his fellow saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three martyrs remembered from Roman Britain. Alban is listed in the Church of England calendar for 22 June and he continues to be venerated in the Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox...
's Anglican church is home to a memorial to the 204 men and boys killed in the Hartley Colliery Disaster
Hartley Colliery Disaster
The Hartley Colliery Disaster was a disastrous mining accident in Northumberland, England in 1862 in which 220 lives were lost. - Cause :In an age when methane or coal dust and firedamp explosions were common, the tragedy at Hartley Colliery, Northumberland, England was different because it was...
of 1862, at the nearby village of New Hartley
New Hartley
New Hartley is a village in South East Northumberland, England, adjacent to Hartley, Seaton Delaval and Seaton Sluice. The village is just off the A190 road about north of Tynemouth and south of Blyth...
. There is a second memorial in the village which is for those who died in the World Wars.
The village's second church, Earsdon Methodist Chapel, is located within the confines of a former quarry.
Earsdon was an urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
from 1894 to 1935, consisting of the four parishes of Earsdon, Backworth
Backworth
Backworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, about west of Whitley Bay on the north east coast. It lies northeast of Newcastle and north northwest of Sunderland...
, Holywell, and Murton. It was then split three ways between Seaton Valley
Seaton Valley
Seaton Valley was an urban district in Northumberland, England, from 1935 to 1974, when it was split between the districts of North Tyneside and Blyth Valley....
, Tynemouth
Tynemouth
Tynemouth is a town and a historic borough in Tyne and Wear, England, at the mouth of the River Tyne, between North Shields and Cullercoats . It is administered as part of the borough of North Tyneside, but until 1974 was an independent county borough in its own right...
, and Whitley and Monkseaton, with Seaton Valley taking the bulk of the population of both the district and Earsdon parish.
Coal works
There is a disused coal colliery situated in the outskirts of the village, including the Fenwick Heap. After closing, the heap spontaneously combusted underground and was burning internally until work started to reclaim the land. In 2009 the reclamation work started on the land, and it was completed in September 2010.Famous Links
The children's television series SupergranSupergran
Super Gran is a 1980s children's television programme, about a grandmother with super powers. The show was adapted by Jenny McDade from books written by Forrest Wilson and was produced by Tyne Tees Television for Children's ITV, with the titular character played by Gudrun Ure, and Iain Cuthbertson...
was filmed in part in the village. The Beehive Inn near Earsdon was used for the filming of the 1976 film The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads (film)
The Likely Lads is a 1976 British comedy film directed by Michael Tuchner, starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. It's a spin-off from the popular 1960s British television series The Likely Lads, from which it takes its title, though in fact it's closer in tone to the more recent sequel series...
.