Dinnington, Northumberland
| Dinnington | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location: | 55°3’14"N, 1°40’31"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,636 (2011) |
| Post town: | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Postcode: | NE13 |
| Dialling code: | 01661 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne North Tyneside |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newcastle upon Tyne North North Tyneside |
Dinnington is a village in the south-east of Northumberland, about nine miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne city centre, near Newcastle International Airport.
According to the 2011 Census, Dinnington Parish had 737 households and a population of 1,636.
History and modernity
The village has been inhabited since well before the Iron Age.
Mining has taken place from at least 1715, with the first deep mine being the Augusta Pit at Dinnington Colliery which was sunk in 1867.
Formerly a coal-mining village with at least four pits within two miles, Dinnington expanded during the last 40 years of the twentieth century to become a commuter village with suburban residential estates and is set for further residential development.[1] Two areas of Green Belt land have been removed to allow 250 private houses to be built and a further 160 have been constructed at Donkey Field.[2]
The villages position five minutes' drive from Newcastle International Airport has attracted commuters, as has its closeness to the open countryside. Big Waters, a nature reserve at a subsidence pond, is nearby.[3]
Sport and recreation
The Jubilee Park on Beech Avenue has been enrolled as a Queen Elizabeth II Field.
Outside links
References
- ↑ "Dinnington - a village under pressure". Kay's Geography. https://newcastleareas.wordpress.com/dinnington/. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Dinnington – 2015-2020 and beyond – Newcastle residential areas
- ↑ "Big Waters". Northumberland Wildlife Trust. http://www.nwt.org.uk/reserves/big-waters. Retrieved 7 April 2015.