Ponteland
Town and civil parish in Northumberland, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ponteland (/pɒnˈtiːlənd/ pon-TEE-lənd) is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is 15 miles (24 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne. The name means "island in the Pont", after the River Pont which flows from west to east and joins the River Blyth further downstream, before flowing into the North Sea.
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View of Ponteland | |
Location within Northumberland | |
Population | 10,921 (parish) (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ161726 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
Postcode district | NE20 |
Dialling code | 01661 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Northumberland |
Ambulance | North East |
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Website | www |
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Built on marshland near St Mary's Church and the old bridge, most marshland has now been drained to make way for housing. In the industrial era, the settlement expanded with the development of Darras Hall.[2] Parts of Ponteland have some of North-East England's most expensive houses; being just outside Newcastle, near the airport and on the edge of rural countryside.[3]
The civil parish includes the old village of Ponteland, the Darras Hall estate, and the villages of Kirkley, Medburn, Milbourne and Prestwick.[4]