Parks · North East England
Backworth
Backworth in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Backworth is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Backworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) west of Whitley Bay on the north east coast. It lies 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. Other nearby towns include North Shields to the southeast, Wallsend to the south, and Cramlington to the northwest. Backworth is often recognised to include Backworth Village, Castle Park Estate and Moorside Estate. The hamlets of West Holywell and East Holywell lie to the northeast of Backworth. Shiremoor lies to the South-East and Earsdon to the East.
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Background
History
Backworth was formerly a township in the parish of Earsdon, in 1866 Backworth became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Seaton Valley. In 1931 the parish had a population of 3154.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0400, -1.5300
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Backworth?
- Backworth is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0400°, -1.5300°.