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8 unusual facts about Gosforth


Brandling of Newcastle

The family acquired by marriage Alnwick Abbey and estates at Gosforth, but by 1605 their seat had been established at Felling Hall, Felling, County Durham.

Brunswick Village

Public transport links to Brunswick are provided by Arriva North East bus route 45, linking the village to Wideopen, Gosforth and Newcastle every 30 minutes.

John Shipley, Baron Shipley

He was raised to the peerage as Baron Shipley, of Gosforth in the County of Tyne and Wear in 2010.

Paul Cullen, Lord Pentland

Born in Gosforth, Northumberland, he was educated at St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh and at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh.

Wideopen

To the south of the village is the 19th-century Sacred Heart RC Church, a Grade II listed building notable for its stained glass windows, which bear designs by Pre-Raphaelite artists Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and William Morris.

The area includes the Grade II listed Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church.

Wideopen, also occasionally spelled Wide Open, is a village located in the administrative borough of North Tyneside, north of Gosforth and six miles from Newcastle upon Tyne city centre.

Woodhorn

The site of the old pit is now the location for Northumberland Record Office, a purpose built building having been constructed to replace the two previous buildings at Morpeth and Gosforth.


Bowsden Court

Bowsden Court is a halls of residence for students of Newcastle University located in the Gosforth area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Gosforth Central

Gosforth Central Middle School, a middle school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Gosforth Central Park, a park near to Gosforth High Street in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Gosforth East

Gosforth East Middle School, a middle school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Gosforth High

Gosforth High Street, The High Street in the Gosforth suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Gosforth House

Gosforth House now known as Brandling House is a Grade II listed building built as a mansion house and now serving as a hospitality and conference centre at Gosforth Park Racecourse, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Gosforth Park

The Gosforth Park Hotel, now in the Marriott chain, was originally built in 1965 and opened by the Duke of Northumberland, and by 1986 was owned by Scottish & Newcastle and run by Thistle Hotels.

Graham Wylie

Wylie and his wife also own a number of racehorses, Close House (a hotel and country club) and Gosforth Shopping Centre.

North Derbyshire Chargers

By the end of April 2005 the club had signed a deal to play rugby league at Gosforth Fields in Dronfield, and they made their first appearance competitively in the Sheffield 7's tag tournament on May 3, 2005 finishing 3rd in their group with two wins and being beaten 6 - 3 by York in the elimination stage of the competition.

Ponteland Railway

Authorised in 1899 as the Gosforth and Ponteland Light Railway, the line was built to provide a passenger service to link the communities to the north west of Newcastle upon Tyne — including Ponteland, Kenton, Fawdon, Coxlodge, and West Gosforth, with the city and the North Eastern Railway's network.

Regent Centre

Within walking distance of Regent Centre, there is a Metro station, Gosforth Academy, Gosforth Library and Customer Service Centre, and Gosforth Leisure Centre, comprising several amenities including swimming pools and gym.

United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge

The finalists were: North Halifax Grammar School, 1114 (Gosforth) ATC Squadron, Worksop College, Abbeyfield School, 10th Chippenham Air Scouts, Perse School, Victoria College Belfast, Ashville College, Airedale Academy, Egglescliffe School, Lostock Hall Academy, The Royal Liberty School, Whitley Bay High School, Longstone School and Boston Spa School.

William Ord of Fenham

His second son, Rev James Ord (1761–1836), who inherited the Langton estates, married Barbara Brandling of Gosforth.

His eldest son, William (1752–1789), High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1777, married Eleanor Brandling of Gosforth who on his death remarried Thomas Creevey.


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