Fawdon
Encyclopedia
Fawdon is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne
. It is close to the A1 western bypass. The population of the ward is 10,890, 5.7% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne. Car ownership in the area is 53.6% this is lower than the city average of 54.7%.
It is situated about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-by-west from Newcastle City Centre and is at the site of three colliery villages which were known as High Fawdon, Fawdon Square and Low Fawdon.
It is the site of a Nestlé
Rowntree factory on Rowan Drive, which opened in 1958, employs 600 workers and produces 40,000 tonnes of chocolate a year. It is Nestlé's second largest factory after York. The site makes Blue Riband, Breakaway (since 1970), Caramac
(since 1959), Fruit pastilles
, Rolo
, and Yorkie
biscuits. The Munchies brand moved there in 2006, from York
.
Fawdon is served by Fawdon Metro station
. This is situated just behind the Fawdon Park Centre, a shopping centre and apartment block that was built in 1965; it houses Fawdon's post office and library. Fawdon also has a community centre on Fawdon Park Road. The local football team is based there, Fawdon FC. Fawdon FC play in the NABC leagues in different age groups.
access. North Kenton park, the home of Kenton sports centre, is in this ward and covers 42,500 square metres. Fawdon Park is also in the ward.
north along the properties to Kingston Park Road.
The ward has 4,908 housing spaces of which 4.8% are vacant this is lower than the city average of 5.3%. Owner occupied
property stands at 49.2% slightly lower than the city average of 53.3%. The properties are as follows.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
. It is close to the A1 western bypass. The population of the ward is 10,890, 5.7% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne. Car ownership in the area is 53.6% this is lower than the city average of 54.7%.
It is situated about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-by-west from Newcastle City Centre and is at the site of three colliery villages which were known as High Fawdon, Fawdon Square and Low Fawdon.
It is the site of a Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
Rowntree factory on Rowan Drive, which opened in 1958, employs 600 workers and produces 40,000 tonnes of chocolate a year. It is Nestlé's second largest factory after York. The site makes Blue Riband, Breakaway (since 1970), Caramac
Caramac
Caramac is the brand name for a caramel flavoured bar manufactured by Nestlé. Originally it was launched by Mackintosh's in 1959. The name Caramac was derived from the syllabic abbreviation of caramel and Mackintosh.The name of the product was determined by a competition winner...
(since 1959), Fruit pastilles
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles are small round sweets measuring about 1.5 cm in diameter; they have a jelly-like consistency- due to the gelatin they are made from, and are covered with sugar...
, Rolo
Rolo
Rolo is a brand of truncated-cone-shaped or frustum-shaped chocolates with a caramel centre, the shape resembling that of a shallow inverted bucket or tub or a traditional lampshade. They are made by Nestlé, except in the United States where production has been under licence by The Hershey Company...
, and Yorkie
Yorkie (chocolate bar)
Yorkie is a chocolate bar made by Nestlé. It was originally branded by Rowntree's of York, hence the name.- History :In 1976, Eric Nicoli spotted a gap in the confectionery market and used the cheap cocoa from Rowntree's favourable futures market position to launch Yorkie...
biscuits. The Munchies brand moved there in 2006, from York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
.
Fawdon is served by Fawdon Metro station
Fawdon Metro station
Fawdon Metro station serves the Fawdon area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and opened in 1981....
. This is situated just behind the Fawdon Park Centre, a shopping centre and apartment block that was built in 1965; it houses Fawdon's post office and library. Fawdon also has a community centre on Fawdon Park Road. The local football team is based there, Fawdon FC. Fawdon FC play in the NABC leagues in different age groups.
Education
The Fawdon ward has two schools, Regent Farm First School and North Fawdon Primary School these are both for children under the ages of 11.Recreation
Fawdon Library has computers with free internetInternet
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access. North Kenton park, the home of Kenton sports centre, is in this ward and covers 42,500 square metres. Fawdon Park is also in the ward.
Ward boundaries
The boundary of Fawdon ward begins at the footbridge over the Ouseburn and it continues along the Ouseburn to the A1. The boundary heads southwest to Hazeldene Avenue where it turns and carries on east into Quentin Avenue. At the bowling green the boundary heads south to Kirkwood Drive and turns south at the east of Mountfield Primary School. It turns eastward between Kirkwood Drive and Mountfield Gardens and runs along the southern edge of the allotment gardens. At Kenton Road the boundary runs north and then east onto Souter Road. It then continues to the south of Lambert Square and on to the back of Wall Close onto Wall Street. From Wall Street it heads northwest along Jubilee Road to the Wansbeck Road roundabout. It runs north of Wansbeck Road South past Regent Farm First School and Wansbeck Park Metro onto Wansbeck Road North to the Kingston Park Road roundabout. Then the boundary runsnorth along the properties to Kingston Park Road.
Demographics
| Age group | Number |
|---|---|
| Under 16 | 2,239 |
| 16-24 | 1,590 |
| 25-44 | 2,916 |
| 45-64 | 2,212 |
| 65-74 | 1,051 |
| 75+ | 500 |
| Ethnicity | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| White | 10,110 | 96.8 |
| Afro-Caribbean | 25 | 0.2 |
| South Asian | 175 | 1.7 |
| Chinese | 33 | 0.3 |
| Other | 107 | 1 |
The ward has 4,908 housing spaces of which 4.8% are vacant this is lower than the city average of 5.3%. Owner occupied
property stands at 49.2% slightly lower than the city average of 53.3%. The properties are as follows.
| Property type | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 358 | 7.3 |
| Semi-detached | 2,040 | 41.5 |
| Terraced | 1,055 | 21.5 |
| Flats | 1,460 | 29.7 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |