Forests & woodlands · North East England
Palmersville
In or near Benton.
Palmersville in England North East, United Kingdom.
Robert Graham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Palmersville · 0.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
You can reach Palmersville by train, as the nearest railway station is Palmersville, located 0 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE12 9EF. Entry to the forest is free, but wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Palmersville 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 2018
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Palmersville is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the village of Holystone and suburb of Forest Hall, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. The station was opened in 1986 on the alignment of the former Blyth and Tyne Railway. A Network Rail freight line shares the alignment at this point. This line is part of the Northumberland Line passenger service, but there are no plans for this service to stop at Palmersville.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station is situated on the opposite side of the bridge with Great Lime Road to the short-lived former station, . This was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 July 1909, closing on 20 September 1915, as part of an economy measure during the First World War. On 11 August 1980, the first phase of the Tyne and Wear Metro was opened through the site of the station, using part of the trackbed of the former Blyth and Tyne Railway. As originally opened, there was no metro station between Benton and Shiremoor, this being the longest distance between stations on the network. Palmersville station was subsequently constructed in this gap and opened on 19 March 1986. In 2011, Palmersville was…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0239, -1.5408
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE12 9EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Established
- 1986
- Nearest railway station
- Palmersville — 0 km
- Official site
- www.whatdotheyknow.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7128339 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Palmersville Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Palmersville?
- Palmersville is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE12 9EF), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Palmersville?
- Palmersville in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Palmersville?
- The nearest railway station is Palmersville, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE12 9EF.
- When was Palmersville built?
- Built or established in 1986.
- Is Palmersville a protected site?
- Yes — Palmersville is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Palmersville free to visit?
- Yes, Palmersville is free to enter.
- How do I get to Palmersville?
- The nearest railway station is Palmersville, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE12 9EF.