Ouston, County Durham
| Ouston | |
| County Durham | |
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 Ouston | |
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| Grid reference: | NZ258544 |
| Location: | 54°53’2"N, 1°35’53"W |
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| Council: | County Durham |
Ouston is a village in County Durham, about eight miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. The main village of Ouston is adjoined by a large housing estate built in the 1970s known as Urpeth Grange, but both are referred to as Ouston locally. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 2,821.
Shops are limited to a Post Office located in the petrol station, a hairdressers and a couple of general stores.
There are two pubs: the Red Lion in Ouston itself and The Cherry Tree in Urpeth Grange.
Ouston is a quiet village with only one main road through it, which even at busy times of the day is still quiet. The village is surrounded by countryside, farm life and stunning views of Newcastle upon Tyne across the river in Northumberland.
History
In the Middle Ages, the village was known as Ulkerton.
The village as seen today was mostly constructed in 1961 with the showhomes being in Ardrossan opposite the Junior School which opened in 1964. Over time the village expanded to its current size with further expansion continuing from Penhill, Urpeth, in the early 1970s onwards. In recent years the housing development has begun again in earnest in Turnberry and Woodlands, the former being a disused farmer's field with some Second World War bunkers in it and the latter being an area next to the council estate (The Brooms) in an area near Walter's Wood.
Big Society
- Working men's club: The Ranch, situated in the neighbouring village of Perkinsville.
- Ouston and Urpeth Conservation Volunteers
- Ouston Villagers' Association
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ouston, County Durham) |
- [http://www.oustonvillagers.org.uk/amenities.htm Ouston Villagers' Association
- Ouston Primary School
- [1] Cross Country at Ouston Junior School
