New York, Tyne and Wear

Village in England

Human settlement in England

New York

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OS grid reference| NZ328704
Metropolitan borough|

* North Tyneside

Metropolitan county|

* Tyne and Wear

Region|

* North East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| NORTH SHIELDS
Postcode district| NE29
Dialling code| 0191
Police| Northumbria
Fire| Tyne and Wear
Ambulance| North East
UK Parliament|

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England
Tyne and Wear

New York is a suburban village in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. Approximately 4 miles from Whitley Bay, and 5 miles from the town of Tynemouth, it locally governed as part of the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside.[1] It was named after New York, following the British capture of the city in 1777.

## History

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There had been a settlement in existence on the location of New York since Anglo-Saxon England where it occupied a crossroads between Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey and docks for Lindisfarne Monastery.[2] It did not have an official name until during the American War of Independence when it was named "New York" after New York City following the British capture of the city. It was also due to the village being formally founded then and being located near a now-vanished village that similarly shared a name from the Thirteen Colonies, "Philadelphia".[3]

New York had its own blacksmiths' forge from the 1760s until 2016, when the landowner sold the land that it was leased on for redevelopment.[4] New York was located near Algernon Colliery, until the coal pits closed in 1966.[5] The road to the pits crossed a disused London and North Eastern Railway line.[5] The North Tyneside Steam Railway and Stephenson Railway Museum are located in New York.[6][7] In 1969, it was considered by the government to be a part of a redevelopment project aimed at North Shields.[8]

## War memorial

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In 1921, New York constructed a war memorial to victims of the First World War. It was designed by local architect W.H. Endean and was constructed out of sandstone in the shape of a celtic cross. In 2012, it received grade II listed status for having a "...strong cultural and historical significance within both a local and national context".[9] In 2014, North Tyneside Council announced a £100,000 fund to repair local war memorials, including the New York War Memorial, in time for the centenary of the First World War.[10]

## See also

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* Shiremoor Metro station

## References

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1. ^ "NEW YORK AND MURTON VILLAGES". BBC Domesday Reloaded. 1986. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
2. ^ "Bid to save historic forge backed by historian and thousands of residents". Chronicle Live. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
3. ^ "Shiremoor, Longbenton, Killingworth". England's North East. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
4. ^ "Historic forge near proposed mega-estate set to be demolished". Chronicle Live. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
5. ^ a b "Looking Back at Algernon Pit". News Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
6. ^ "Shiremoor House Farm, Middle Engine Lane, New York". Chronicle Live. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
7. ^ "Railway celebrates 175th anniversary". BBC News. June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
8. ^ H.M. Government (1969). Report of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 35.
9. ^ "New York War Memorial, non Civil Parish". Historic England. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
10. ^ "North Tyneside's war memorials undergo repairs". News Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

## External links

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Places in Tyne and Wear

Metropolitan
Borough of
Gateshead|

* Gateshead

* Bensham
* Bill Quay
* Birtley
* Blaydon
* Carr Hill
* Chopwell
* Chowdene
* Crawcrook
* Deckham
* Dunston
* Felling
* Kibblesworth
* Lamesley
* Leam Lane Estate
* Low Fell
* Marley Hill
* Pelaw
* Rowlands Gill
* Ryton (Greenside)
* Saltwell
* Sheriff Hill
* Team Valley
* Wardley
* Whickham
* Windy Nook
* Whitehills Estate

City of
Newcastle
upon Tyne|

* Gosforth
* Newcastle upon Tyne

* Arthurs Hill
* Battlefield
* Benwell
* Black Callerton
* Blakelaw
* Blucher
* Brenkley
* Brunswick
* Byker
* Chapel House
* City Centre
* Cochrane Park
* Cowgate
* Coxlodge
* Dene
* Denton
* Denton Burn
* Dinnington
* East Denton
* Elswick
* Fairways
* Fawdon
* Fenham
* Great Park
* Haymarket
* Hazlerigg
* Heaton
* High Heaton
* Jesmond
* Kenton
* Kingston Park
* Lemington
* Manors
* Newburn
* North Kenton
* Ouseburn
* Parklands
* Sandyford
* Scotswood
* Shieldfield
* Slatyford
* South Gosforth
* Spital Tongues
* Throckley
* Walbottle
* Walker
* Walkergate
* Walkerville
* West Denton
* West Jesmond
* Westerhope
* Westgate
* Wingrove
* Woolsington

Metropolitan
Borough of
North Tyneside|

* North Shields
* Wallsend
* Whitley Bay

* Backworth
* Beaumont Park
* Benton
* Burradon
* Cullercoats
* Earsdon
* Forest Hall
* Howdon
* Killingworth
* Longbenton
* Monkseaton
* Murton
* New York
* Northumberland Park
* Preston
* Seaton Burn
* Shiremoor
* St Mary's Island
* Tynemouth
* Wellfield
* Whitley Lodge
* Wideopen
* Willington Quay

Metropolitan
Borough of
South Tyneside|

* Hebburn
* Jarrow
* South Shields

* The Boldons
* Brockley Whins
* Cleadon
* Harton
* Marsden
* Monkton
* Tyne Dock
* West Harton
* Westoe
* Whitburn

City of
Sunderland|

* Hetton-le-Hole
* Houghton-le-Spring
* Sunderland
* Washington

* Ashbrooke
* Barnes
* Bishopwearmouth
* Burdon
* Carley Hill
* Castletown
* Chilton Moor
* Claxheugh
* Cox Green
* Downhill
* Doxford Park
* Easington Lane
* East Rainton
* Elstob Farm
* Farringdon
* Fatfield
* Fence Houses
* Ford Estate
* Fulwell
* Gilley Law
* Grangetown
* Grindon
* Harraton
* Hastings Hill
* Hendon
* Herrington
* High Moorsley
* Hill View
* Hollycarrside
* Humbledon
* Hylton Castle
* Leechmere
* Marley Pots
* Middle Rainton
* Millfield
* Monkwearmouth
* Newbottle
* North Haven
* North Hylton
* Pallion
* Pennywell
* Penshaw
* Philadelphia
* Plains Farm
* Rickleton
* Redhouse
* Roker
* Ryhope
* Seaburn
* Seaburn Dene
* Shiney Row
* Silksworth
* South Bents
* South Hylton
* Southwick
* Springwell
* Springwell Village
* Sunderland City Centre
* Sunderland Docks
* Sunniside
* Town End Farm
* Thorney Close
* Tunstall
* Warden Law
* Witherwack

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