Throckley
Throckley is a village in the unparished area of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Newcastle city centre. Hadrian's Wall passed through the village, its course traced by the village's main road, Hexham Road.[1] Throckley lies within the historic county of Northumberland.
| Throckley | |
|---|---|
 St Mary the Virgin Church, Throckley | |
  Throckley Location within Tyne and Wear | |
| OS grid reference | NZ158668 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE15 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Throckley was a colliery village, being adjacent to Throckley Colliery, but with the decline in the coal-mining industry the village has become more urbanised.
One of Throckley's more notable residents was William Brown, a consulting engineer in the 18th century, and part owner of Throckley Colliery, who was responsible for the construction of many colliery waggonways throughout the North East of England. As a youngster, George Stephenson worked on Dewley farm which lies to the north of the A69.
Throckley neighbours the villages of Newburn, Walbottle, Blucher, and across the border in Northumberland, Heddon-on-the-Wall. The village expanded with a number of new housing estates having been developed since the mid-2000s
Amenities include a supermarket, car parts shop, a number of hair salons, social clubs and a working men's club, three care homes for the elderly, two churches, a solarium, funeral parlour, an optometrist, medical surgery,[2] a range of newsagents, a chemist, a Masonic hall,[3] and a primary school (Throckley Primary School).
Throckley's economy is also boosted by the presence of an industrial estate, home to Throckley Brickworks and Warmseal Windows.
Sightseeing and scenery
Throckley itself, especially the Bank Top area, offers some views over the Tyne Valley, and looking west, to the distant Pennines. The Guardian featured Throckley in the top fifty walks guide for 2007.
Throckley Dene is a stretch of semi-natural ancient woodland in a steep-sided valley with Dewley Burn running through.
Civil parish
Chopwell was formerly a township in the parish of Newburn,[4] from 1866 Throckley was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Newburn.[5] In 1931 the parish had a population of 2332.[6]
References
- "Hadrian's Wall and vallum from Throckley to East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall in wall mile 11, Non Civil Parish - 1010616 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "Throckley Primary Care".
- "Throckley Masonic Hall". Northumberlandmasons.org. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- "History of Throckley, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Relationships and changes Throckley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Population statistics Throckley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
Bibliography
- Dunham, A. C. & V. E. H. Strasser-King (1981) Petrology of the Great Whin Sill in the Throckley Borehole, Northumberland, Inst. Geol. Sci. Rep. 81–4; 32 pp.
- "Throckley Colliery". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 4 February 2005.
Further reading
- Walton, George Bygone Throckley. [Newcastle upon Tyne]: Newcastle City Libraries & Arts, 1994.