Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne
Parklands is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. It encompasses the northern edge of the suburb of Gosforth and covers the Melbury and Warkworth Woods sectors of the Newcastle Great Park residential and business development.
| Parklands | |
|---|---|
  Parklands Location within Tyne and Wear | |
| OS grid reference | NZ237711 |
| • London | 251 miles (404 km) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE3 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | Pauline Allen (Liberal Democrats) Robin Ashby (Liberal Democrats) Christine Morrissey (Liberal Democrats) |
It possesses large areas of green space including Gosforth Park Race Course, Gosforth Wood and Gosforth Lake, plus a number of golf courses. Melton Park contains the remains of a medieval chapel which is a scheduled ancient monument.[1]
Component parts
For electoral purposes Parklands Ward divided into 4 polling districts
- QAN - Brunton Park and Great Park east of A1
- QBN - Melton Park north to Sandy Lane
- QCN - Grange Estate (Park)
- QDN - Whitebridge Park and Halls Estate
Education
There are six schools within the Parklands ward:
- Broadway East First School
- Grange First School
- Gosforth East Middle School
- Gosforth Park First School
- Gosforth Academy, formerly Gosforth High School
- St Oswald's Primary School
Other facilities
- Gosforth Park race course
- Gosforth Golf Club
- City of Newcastle Golf Club
- Parklands Golf Club
- Northumberland Golf Club
- Northern Rugby Club
- St Aidan's Church
- Gosforth Park Nature Reserve
References
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