Towns & cities · North East England
New York
New York in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Middle Engine Lane · 1.1 km
About
New York 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.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2022
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. It was named after New York, following the British capture of the city in 1777.
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Background
History
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. 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". 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. New York…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0242, -1.4878
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE29 8AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tynemouth
- Nearest railway station
- Middle Engine Lane — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q11790885 (CC0)
- wikipedia: New York, Tyne and Wear (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Museums · 1.0 km
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Theatres · 1.3 km
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Silverlink Shopping Park
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Prospect Hill railway station
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West Allotment and Old Allotment War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.6 km
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock
Mountain bike trails · 1.7 km
Waggonways Cycle Route Link
Mountain bike trails · 1.7 km
Shiremoor
Mines & mining heritage · 1.8 km
New York is a town located in North East England. Our guide lists N attractions within reach.
At a glance
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
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Things to see in New York
21 attractions within 12 km. Full guide: things to do in New York →
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North Tyneside Steam Railway
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📷 3Museums · North East England
Stephenson Railway Museum
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📷 3Memorials & monuments · North East England
West Allotment and Old Allotment War Memorial
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📷 5Mountain bike trails · North East England
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun — a mtb trail in scotland lowlands.
📷 5Mountain bike trails · North East England
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock — a mtb trail in scotland lowlands.
📷 5Mountain bike trails · North East England
Waggonways Cycle Route Link
Waggonways Cycle Route Link — a mtb trail in scotland lowlands.
📷 5📷 5Breweries · North East England
Almasty Brewing Co.
Almasty Brewing Co. — a brewery in scotland lowlands.
Nearby
📷 5Breweries · North East England
Almasty Brewing Co.
Almasty Brewing Co. — a brewery in scotland lowlands.
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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Academy
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📷 3Museums · North East England
Stephenson Railway Museum
Stephenson Railway Museum — Railway museum in North Shields, United Kingdom.
📷 5Parks · North East England
Cobalt Park
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Places to eat & drink
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is New York?
- New York is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE29 8AN), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is New York?
- New York in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to New York?
- The nearest railway station is Middle Engine Lane, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE29 8AN.
- Is New York a protected site?
- Yes — New York is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to New York?
- The nearest railway station is Middle Engine Lane, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE29 8AN.