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Bill Quay
Bill Quay is located in Tyne and Wear
Bill Quay
Bill Quay
Location withinTyne and Wear
Population9,100 (2011Censusdata forPelaw and Heworthward)
OS grid referenceNZ 2964 6265
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGATESHEAD
Postcode districtNE10
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
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UK
England
Tyne and Wear
54°57′N1°32′W/ 54.95°N 1.53°W/54.95; -1.53

Bill Quayis a residential area inGateshead,located around 4 miles (6.4 km) fromNewcastle upon Tyne,12 miles (19 km) fromSunderland,and 17 miles (27 km) fromDurham.In 2011,Censusdata for theGateshead Metropolitan Borough CouncilwardofHeworth and Pelawrecorded a total population of 9,100.[1]

Bill Quay is situated betweenHebburnto the east, andPelawto the southwest. It lies on the south bank of theRiver Tyne,facingWalker.The area is home toBill Quay Albion Cricket Club,competitors in the Durham Cricket League.

History

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During the nineteenth century, Bill Quay was an industrial area catering for chemical works,[2]bottle works, Robson's Paint, and shipbuilding. The area saw an economic upturn at the end of the nineteenth century, when theCo-Operative Wholesale Society(CWS) opened its vast and extensive string of factories along Shields Road. Boutlands,[3]Harrisons[4]and Wood-Skinner[5]were shipbuilders at Bill Quay, with Harrisons being the final shipbuilder on the south bank of theRiver Tyneto close.

Demography

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According to the2011 Census,thePelaw and Heworthwardhas a population of 9,100. The ward is split into three distinct districts:

52.2% of the population are female, slightly above the national average, while 47.8% are male. Only 2.7% of the population were from ablack, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME)group, as opposed to 14.6% of the national population.[6]

Data from the2011 Censusfound that the average life expectancy inPelaw and Heworthis 79.1 years for men, and 81.1 years for women. These statistics compare fairly favourably, when compared to the average life expectancy in theNorth East of England,of 77.4 and 81.4 years, respectively.[7]

Car ownership is lower than the average in theMetropolitan Borough of Gateshead(63.5%), and lower than the national average of 74.2% – with 61.1% of households in thePelaw and Heworthward owning at least one car.[6]

Demography (data from 2011Census)
Demographic % of population
Bill Quay[6] 		% of population
Gateshead[8] 		% of population
England[9]
Total population 9,100 200,214 53,012,456
Male 47.8% 48.9% 49.2%
Female 52.2% 51.1% 50.8%
BAME 2.7% 3.7% 14.6%
Age 65+ 17.8% 17.6% 16.4%

Education

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Bill Quay is served by one primary school, Bill Quay Primary School.[10]In November 2011, the school was rated "good" byOfsted.Nearby primary schools include St. Alban's Catholic Primary School inPelaw,and Wardley Primary School and White Mere Community Primary School inWardley.

In terms of secondary education, Bill Quay is located within the catchment area forHeworth Grange SchoolinLeam Lane.[11]An inspection carried out by Ofsted in January 2017 deemed the school to be "inadequate".[12][13][14]St. Alban's Catholic Primary School inPelawalso acts as a feeder school forCardinal Hume Catholic SchoolinWrekenton,rated "outstanding" by Ofsted in January 2014,[15]as well as the nearbySt. Joseph's Catholic AcademyinHebburn,which was rated "requires improvement" by Ofsted in January 2019.[16][17]

Governance

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Pelaw and Heworthis a local councilwardin theMetropolitan Borough of Gateshead.This ward covers an area of around 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), and has a population of 9,100.[18]As of April 2020, the ward is served by three councillors: Ian Patterson, John Paul Dilston and Rosy Oxberry.[19]Bill Quay is located within theparliamentary constituencyofJarrow.As of April 2020, the constituency is served byKate Osborne.[20]

Gateshead Council Local Elections 2019:
Pelaw and Heworth[21]
Candidate Political party No. of
votes 		% of
votes
John Paul Dilston Liberal Democrats 1,222 51.5%
Jill Green Labour 726 30.6%
Jordan Oliver UKIP 238 10.0%
Nicholas Boldrini Green 127 5.3%
Paul Sterling Conservative 61 2.6%

Transport

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Air

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The nearest airport to Bill Quay isNewcastle International Airport,which is located around 11 miles (18 km) away by road.Teesside International AirportandCarlisle Lake District Airportare located around 36 and 58 miles (58 and 93 km) away by road, respectively.

Bus

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Bill Quay is served byGo North East's frequentCrusader27 service, which runs up to every 10 minutes fromNewcastle,GatesheadandHeworthtoHebburn,JarrowandSouth Shields.

It is also served by the Gateshead Central Taxis bus services 568, which runs hourly between Heworth and Bill Quay, and 515, which runs hourly between Heworth and Hebburn.

Rail

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The nearestTyne and Wear Metrostation is located atPelaw.TheTyne and Wear Metroprovides a regular service toNewcastle,with trains running up to every 6 minutes (7–8 minutes during the evening and Sunday) betweenPelawandSouth Gosforth,increasing to up to every 3 minutes at peak times.[22]Heworthis the nearest rail station, withNorthern Trainsproviding an hourly service along theDurham Coast Line.[23]

Road

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Bill Quay is served by theA185– a route linking the area withHeworth,HebburnandJarrow.By road,Gatesheadcan be reached in around 10 minutes,Newcastlein 15 minutes, andNewcastle International Airportin 30 minutes.

Bill Quay Community Farm

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Bill Quay Community Farm is an important urban farm, and one of only 16 farm parks nationally recognised by theRare Breeds Survival Trustin the UK. Breeds includedTamworth pigs,Jacob sheep,Hebridean sheep,Scots Grey hens andBagot goats.[24]It used to play host toChickenstock,an annual showcase festival for local Gateshead based bands. Bill Quay Community Farm opened in 1986[25]and closed in September 2019, but later reopened.[24]It is managed by a registered charity.[26]

In fiction

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The novelSchoolfrenzby Ray Crowther (ISBN0-9541110-3-6) is set mainly on Tyneside. Bill Quay is mentioned several times and is the location for a murder scene in the book. The author's website (Ray Crowther) contains an extract from Schoolfrenz about Bill Quay, and has photographs of Bill Quay, and the surrounding area.

References

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  1. ^"Census 2011 Ward Factsheet: Pelaw & Heworth"(PDF).Gateshead Council.
  2. ^"Trade and manufactures | British History Online".
  3. ^"Boutland Bill Quay Shipbuilder".
  4. ^"Harrison Bill Quay Shipbuilder".
  5. ^"Wood Skinner Bill Quay Shipbuilder".
  6. ^abcUK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Pelaw and Heworth Ward (as of 2011) (E05001081)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved19 April2020.
  7. ^"Health state life expectancy by 2011 Census wards, England and Wales: 2009 to 2013".Office for National Statistics.7 March 2018.Retrieved19 April2020.
  8. ^UK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Gateshead Local Authority (E08000037)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved19 April2020.
  9. ^UK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – England Country (E92000001)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved19 April2020.
  10. ^"School report: Bill Quay Primary School".Ofsted.23–24 November 2011.Retrieved19 April2020.
  11. ^O'Neill, Caroline (July 2019)."Gateshead Local Authority Admission to Secondary School (2020)"(PDF).Gateshead Council.Retrieved18 April2020.
  12. ^"School report: Heworth Grange Comprehensive School".Ofsted.11–12 January 2017.Retrieved18 April2020.
  13. ^Graham, Hannah (15 March 2017)."What went wrong at Heworth Grange school as inspectors brand it 'inadequate'?".ChronicleLive.Retrieved18 April2020.
  14. ^Graham, Hannah (16 February 2018)."Heworth Grange Ofsted: Head teacher hits out as Gateshead school is rated 'inadequate'".ChronicleLive.Retrieved18 April2020.
  15. ^"School report: Cardinal Hume Catholic School".Ofsted.14–15 January 2014.Retrieved18 April2020.
  16. ^"School report: St Joseph's Catholic Academy".Ofsted.30–31 January 2019.Retrieved18 April2020.
  17. ^Harrison, James (18 March 2019)."St Joseph's Catholic Academy in Hebburn told to 'improve the quality of teaching' in Ofsted report".ChronicleLive.Retrieved18 April2020.
  18. ^"Pelaw and Heworth Ward Factsheet"(PDF).Gateshead Council.Retrieved19 April2020.
  19. ^"Councillors by Ward".Gateshead Council.Retrieved18 April2020.
  20. ^"MPs representing Jarrow (Constituency)".UK Parliament.Retrieved18 April2020.
  21. ^"Local election results 2019: Pelaw and Heworth".Gateshead Council.Retrieved19 April2020.
  22. ^"Timetables and stations: Pelaw".Nexus.Retrieved19 April2020.
  23. ^"Train times: Nunthorpe and Middlesbrough to Newcastle and Metrocentre"(PDF).Northern Trains.15 December 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 March 2020.Retrieved19 April2020.
  24. ^ab"Bill Quay Community Farm devastated after rare goats were stolen - Chronicle Live".13 October 2020.
  25. ^"Cash crisis at community farm could force closure | Tyne Tees - ITV News".
  26. ^"BILL QUAY COMMUNITY FARM ASSOCIATION - 1146471".
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