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unusual facts about North East of England



Derrick Wright

He grew up in Teesside, an area in the North East of England, which was repeatedly bombed by German forces during the war.

Leamside Line

The Leamside Line (originally part of the Durham Junction Railway) is a railway line in the North East of England, branching off from the main East Coast Main Line (ECML) at Tursdale in County Durham, and continuing north through Washington and Wardley, finally joining the Newcastle upon Tyne to Sunderland line at Pelaw.


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Flounders' Folly

There are also no known records of his having ships or interests in Liverpool or Bristol, as he was a man hailing from the north-east of England, near Stockton-on-Tees.

James Knott

Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet (1852–1934), shipping magnate and politician in the north-east of England

Ovington, County Durham

Ovington is a hamlet on the south bank of the River Tees in the North East of England, situated close to Barnard Castle.

Richard Pybus

Born in the North-East of England, Pybus grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne till the age of 12 when his parents emigrated to Australia, attending Normanhurst Boys' High School in Sydney.

Robert Sherlaw Johnson

The continuing influence of Sherlaw Johnson's geographical origins is evident in compositions, such as the Northumbrian Symphony and his opera, The Lambton Worm, that utilise material from the North-East of England.

Sedgefield Ball Game

Scoring the Hales at Alnwick a small market town in north Northumberland, in the north-east of England.

Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet

Several institutions in the north-east of England are named after him, such as the Knott Memorial Hall in Heddon-on-the-Wall.

Wycliffe, County Durham

Wycliffe is a village on the south bank of the River Tees in the North East of England, situated a short distance to the east of Barnard Castle.