Throckley
| Throckley | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 St Mary the Virgin Church, Throckley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ158668 |
| Location: | 54°59’46"N, 1°45’14"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Postcode: | NE15 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newcastle upon Tyne North |
Throckley is a village in southern Northumberland, approximately seven miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. Hadrian's Wall passes through the village, its course traced by the village's main road, Hexham Road.
Throckley was a colliery village, being adjacent to Throckley Colliery; although with the decline in the coal-mining industry the village is becoming urbanised, like many of its kind.
One of Throckley's more notable residents was William Brown, who was a consulting engineer in the 18th century, and part owner of Throckley Colliery at the time, responsible for the construction of many colliery waggonways throughout Northumberland and County Durham.
Throckley also offers a supermarket, car shop, a range of hair salons, pubs, 3 care homes for the elderly, two churches, a solarium, butcher, funeral parlour, working men's club, an optometrist, medical surgery, a range of newsagents, a chemist, a masonic hall[1] and one school (Throckley Primary School). Throckley's economy is also boosted with the presence of an industrial estate which is home to Throckley Brickworks and Warmseal Windows, two of its many businesses.
Sightseeing and scenery
Throckley itself, especially the Bank Top area, offers some views over the Tyne Valley, and looking west, to the distant Pennines. The Guardian featured Throckley in the top fifty walks guide for 2007.
Also Throckley Dene is a stretch of semi-natural ancient woodland in a steep sided valley with Dewley Burn running through.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Throckley) |
References
- ↑ "Throckley Masonic Hall". Northumberlandmasons.org. http://www.northumberlandmasons.org/home/throckley.html. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
Books
- Dunham, A. C. & V. E. H. Strasser-King (1981) Petrology of the Great Whin Sill in the Throckley Borehole, Northumberland, Inst. Geol. Sci. Rep. 81-4; 32 pp.
- Throckley Colliery - Durham Mining Museum
- Walton, George: 'Bygone Throckley' (Newcastle City Libraries & Arts, 1994)