Willington Quay
Encyclopedia
Willington Quay is an area in the borough of North Tyneside
in Tyne and Wear
in northern England
. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne
, facing Jarrow
, and between Wallsend
and North Shields
. It is served by the Howdon Metro station
in Howdon
. The area from 2006 onwards has been an area of new housing built on brownfield sites. The house building continues into 2012 and is changing the social and economic balance in the area. The area has also had the a make over of the bowling green off howdon lane and further warehousing next to the bowling green has been demolished to make way for further new housing. The changes made recently at Willington Quay is now making it an attractive place to live within North Tyneside.
brought together the Howdon
and Willington Quay USDs as an urban district
of Northumberland
. In 1910, the urban district became part of the borough of Wallsend
.
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 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...
in northern 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 is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne
River Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England in Great Britain. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers: the North Tyne and the South Tyne. These two rivers converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.The North Tyne rises on the...
, facing Jarrow
Jarrow
Jarrow is a town in Tyne and Wear, England, located on the River Tyne, with a population of 27,526. From the middle of the 19th century until 1935, Jarrow was a centre for shipbuilding, and was the starting point of the Jarrow March against unemployment in 1936.-Foundation:The Angles re-occupied...
, and between Wallsend
Wallsend
Wallsend is an area in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Wallsend derives its name as the location of the end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 42,842.-Romans:...
and North Shields
North Shields
North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England...
. It is served by the Howdon Metro station
Howdon Metro station
Howdon Metro station is a station on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro network, in Howdon, North Tyneside, UK.It was opened in June 1839 by the Newcastle & North Shields Railway, which later became part of the North Tyneside Loop served by the North Eastern Railway...
in Howdon
Howdon
Howdon is a place in Tyne and Wear, England.Howdon is an area in the eastern part of Wallsend, a former coal-mining and shipbuilding town on the north banks of the River Tyne....
. The area from 2006 onwards has been an area of new housing built on brownfield sites. The house building continues into 2012 and is changing the social and economic balance in the area. The area has also had the a make over of the bowling green off howdon lane and further warehousing next to the bowling green has been demolished to make way for further new housing. The changes made recently at Willington Quay is now making it an attractive place to live within North Tyneside.
Local government
The area, originally in the parish of Wallsend, became an urban sanitary district in the late 19th century. The Local Government Act 1894Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
brought together the Howdon
Howdon
Howdon is a place in Tyne and Wear, England.Howdon is an area in the eastern part of Wallsend, a former coal-mining and shipbuilding town on the north banks of the River Tyne....
and Willington Quay USDs as 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....
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...
. In 1910, the urban district became part of the borough of Wallsend
Wallsend
Wallsend is an area in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Wallsend derives its name as the location of the end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 42,842.-Romans:...
.