Brunswick Village
| Brunswick Village | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 Brunswick Village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ231726 |
| Location: | 55°2’53"N, 1°38’17"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Postcode: | NE13 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Tyneside / Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newcastle upon Tyne North |
Brunswick Village is a village in south-eastern Northumberland, sitting some six miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and bordering on Hazlerigg, Dinnington and Wideopen. It was formerly known as Dinnington Colliery.
History
Brunswick Village grew up around Dinnington Colliery, named after the nearby village of Dinnington. The first deep mine at the site was sunk in 1867. At its peak the coal mine employed over 1000 people, but closed in February 1960.[1] The village was initially known as Dinnington Colliery, but its name was later changed to Brunswick.
About the village
The parish church named is St Cuthbert's,[2] within the Diocese of Newcastle.
The Brunswick war memorial lists the names of villagers who died during the First World War.
The Big Waters Nature Reserve, a 50-acre site centred on a lake formed following mining subsidence in the 1920s, is located at the edge of the village. The site of Dinnington Colliery is now occupied by the Brunswick Industrial Estate.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Brunswick Village) |
References
- ↑ Dinnington Colliery: Durham Mining Museum
- ↑ St Cuthbert's Church, Brunswick Village: achurchnearyou.com
