Parks · North East England
Stella
In or near Blaydon.
Stella in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Blaydon · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stella 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
Stella is a community in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the south bank of the Tyne, about 5 miles (8 km) west of central Newcastle upon Tyne, between Blaydon (to the south-east) and Ryton (to the west). The area includes the Stella Park housing estate, built on the grounds of a mansion of the same name.
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Background
History
In the 12th century the Bishop of Durham, William of St. Barbara, granted Stellinglei to the nuns of Newcastle, and it remained the property of the nunnery until the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. In the 1840s there was a coal pit, and there were makers of coal wagons, railway rolling stock and fire bricks. The Stella Coal Company owned several more mines in the neighbouring Ryton and Blaydon areas. Mining continued into the 20th century; the Stella Coal Company Ltd entered voluntary liquidation in 1954 and the final seams in the area were abandoned in 1963. There is an 18th-century watermill at Path Head, on the Stella bank of the Blaydon Burn, which was restored in the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9660, -1.7220
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE21 4JR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Nearest railway station
- Blaydon — 0.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7607117 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stella, Gateshead (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Blaydon Old Bridge
Historic bridges · 0.1 km
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Historic houses · 0.1 km
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Memorials & monuments · 0.2 km
Blaydon
Towns & cities · 0.4 km
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Theatres · 0.5 km
St Thomas More RC
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Blaydon railway station
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Path Head Watermill
Watermills · 0.6 km
Pavilion Theatre
Theatres · 0.6 km
Path Head Mill
Historic houses · 0.6 km
Mill race spillway
Historic houses · 0.7 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stella?
- Stella is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE21 4JR), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- What is Stella?
- Stella in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Stella?
- The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE21 4JR.
- Is Stella free to visit?
- Yes, Stella is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stella?
- The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE21 4JR.