Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne

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, Tyne and Wear

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, England

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, United Kingdom

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, to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district

Urban district

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 from 1895 to 1974, when it became part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

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. It has a population of 23,620. There are two electoral wards that bear the Gosforth name, East Gosforth

East Gosforth

East Gosforth also known as Gosforth East is an electoral ward in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 8,981, 3.5% of the total population of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Car ownership in the area is 68.8%, higher than the city average of 54.7%...

 and West Gosforth

West Gosforth

West Gosforth is an electoral ward in the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 9,681, 3.7% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne...

, and modern day Gosforth includes other wards such as Parklands

Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne

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The origin of the area's name is thought to have come from the title Gese Ford meaning “the ford over the Ouse”, referring to a crossing over the local River Ouse or Ouseburn

Ouseburn

The Ouseburn is a river which flows through Newcastle upon Tyne into the River Tyne. The river gives its name to the Ouseburn electoral ward....

, however others think that it comes from the Old English Gosaford meaning a ford where the geese dwell, and it is first recorded as Goseford in 1166.