Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne explained

Type:Ward
Country:England
Official Name:Parklands
Static Image Name:Newcastle upon Tyne UK ward map highlighting Parklands.svg
Static Image Caption:Parklands highlighted within Newcastle upon Tyne
Map Type:nomap
London Distance:251miles
Metropolitan Borough:Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan County:Tyne and Wear
Region:North East England
Post Town:NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode District:NE3
Postcode Area:NE
Dial Code:0191
Os Grid Reference:NZ237711
Coordinates:55.034°N -1.63°W
Constituency Westminster:Newcastle upon Tyne North
Councillors:Pauline Allen (Liberal Democrats)
Robin Ashby (Liberal Democrats)
Christine Morrissey (Liberal Democrats)

Parklands is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. It encompasses the northern edge of the suburb of Gosforth, north of the Metro line and bisected north–south by the Great North Road to the northern boundary of the City of Newcastle, bounded to the west by the A1 and east by the A189.

It possesses large areas of green space including Gosforth Park Race Course, Gosforth Wood and Gosforth Lake, plus a number of golf courses. Melton Park contains the remains of a medieval chapel which is a scheduled ancient monument.[1]

Component parts

For electoral purposes, following boundary changes in 2018, the incorporation of Garden Village and fields to the north on which North Gosforth Park housing is being built, Parklands Ward is divided into 6 polling districts

The electorate grew from 8639 (2019) to 8848 (2020)

Education

There are six schools within the Parklands ward:

Other facilities

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home | Ward Website . parklands.newcastle.gov.uk . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813031647/http://parklands.newcastle.gov.uk/ . 13 August 2011 . dead.