Difference between revisions of "Lobley Hill"
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==Recreation and local events== | ==Recreation and local events== | ||
*Gateshead Flower Show, annually | *Gateshead Flower Show, annually | ||
Latest revision as of 23:53, 30 December 2017
| Lobley Hill | |
| County Durham | |
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 Lobley Hill | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°56’23"N, 1°38’15"W |
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| Local Government | |
| Council: | Gateshead |
Lobley Hill is a village in County Durham; an urbanised location with a population of 6,199 at the 2011 Census.
Lobley Hill was the first place where industrial coal mining methods were used.
The area has a recently constructed park, called Watergate Forest Park, built on reclaimed land on the site of the former Watergate Colliery.
Churches
There are two churches in Lobley Hill:
- Church of England: All Saints
- Roman Catholic: The Immaculate Heart Of Mary
There used to be a Methodist chapel on Beachwood Gardens, but this building has since been turned over to other use.
Recreation and local events
- Gateshead Flower Show, annually
- Lobley Hill Festival, founded in 2008
- Golf: a 9-hole pitch and putt golf course and driving range facility at Beggars Wood
- Youth football: Rutherford United
