East Denton
| East Denton | |
|---|---|
 A fragment ofHadrian's Wall | |
  East Denton Location withinTyne and Wear | |
| OS grid reference | NZ2065 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE5 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
East Dentonis an area in the city ofNewcastle upon Tynein the county ofTyne and Wear,England. Until 1974 it was inNorthumberland.
East Denton Hall, dating from 1622,[1]was in the 18th century the seat of the prominent Montagu family.Elizabeth Montagu,the cultural critic and founder of theBlue Stockings Society,spent some time there. To the east of the Hall a waggonway led from the Caroline Pit to the coal staithes by the river Tyne inScotswood.[2]Bishop's House, East Denton Hall, to give it its formal name, is now theofficial residenceof the Roman CatholicBishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
History
[edit]East Denton was formerly atownshipin the parish ofNewburn,[3]in 1866 East Denton became a separatecivil parish,on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Newburn and Newcastle upon Tyne.[4]In 1911 the parish had a population of 27,049.[5]It is now in theunparished areaof Newcastle upon Tyne.
References
[edit]- ^"North-East History Tour: Denton Hall (NZ198657)".4 March 2014.
- ^"North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers: Berwick".Archived fromthe originalon 20 December 2013.Retrieved3 December2013.
- ^"History of East Denton, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved28 January2024.
- ^"Relationships and changes East Denton CP/Tn through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved28 January2024.
- ^"Population statistics East Denton CP/Tn through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved28 January2024.
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