Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Benwell and Scotswood housing areas, as well as the Newcastle Business Park, which is located on the banks of the River Tyne and houses the offices of companies such as British Airways and the AA.The population of the ward is 13,759, 5.3% of the total population of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Car ownership in the area is 45.1% this is lower than the city average of 54.7%. House prices in the area average at £102,000 (Feb '07)

Education

The Benwell and Scotswood ward has two nursery schools, six primary schools, one comprehensive secondary school and also a school for children with special needs.

Recreation and leisure

The ward has both Benwell Library and Denton Burn Library which have computers with free internet access. Benwell Nature Park and Denton Dene South are located within the ward. Scotswood Leisure Centre hosts various sports clubs and fitness classes.

History

Scotswood grew during the Industrial revolution and provided labour for the huge Vickers/Armstrong military engineering group. The Scotswood Road, which Vickers Armstrong used to dominate, is a main route along the Tyne and is mentioned in the song "Blaydon Races".
Benwell, Scotswood and Elswick were the sites of a number of coalmines. The Montague Colliery Disaster occurred on 30 March 1925 and was caused by an inrush of water from the nearby Paradise Pit resulting in the loss of 38 lives.

Ward boundary

The boundary of the Benwell and Scotswood ward starts at the West Road/A1 roundabout heading south along the A1 to the River Tyne. Then east to the Scotswood Road and William Armstrong Drive junction. Heading north the boundary joins Buddle Road and continues along St Johns Road to Elswick Road. The boundary then heads west onto Adelaide Terrace to the Hodgkin Park Road junction. It continues north to the rear of the allotment gardens and Lismore Place properties. It moves to the west behind Denhill Park properties to Pendower Hall School and follows the school's eastern perimeter north to the West Road to the A1.

Charts and tables

External links

* [http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/wardinfobenwellandscotswood Newcastle Council Ward Info: Benwell and Scotswood]
* [http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/infobenwellandscotswood#pop Newcastle Council 2001 census]


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