Throckley was a colliery village, being adjacent to Throckley Colliery, but with the decline in the coal-mining industry the village has become more urbanised.
One of Throckley's more notable residents was William Brown, a consulting engineer in the 18th century, and part owner of Throckley Colliery, who was responsible for the construction of many colliery waggonways throughout the North East of England. As a youngster, George Stephenson worked on Dewley farm which lies to the north of the A69.
Throckley neighbours the villages of Newburn, Walbottle, Blucher, and across the border in Northumberland, Heddon-on-the-Wall. The village expanded with a number of new housing estates having been developed since the mid-2000s
Westway Industrial Park
Amenities include a supermarket, car parts shop, a number of hair salons, social clubs and a working men's club, three care homes for the elderly, two churches, a solarium, funeral parlour, an optometrist, medical surgery,[2] a range of newsagents, a chemist, a Masonic hall,[3] and a primary school (Throckley Primary School).
Throckley's economy is also boosted by the presence of an industrial estate, home to Throckley Brickworks and Warmseal Windows.
Throckley itself, especially the Bank Top area, offers some views over the Tyne Valley, and looking west, to the distant Pennines. The Guardian featured Throckley in the top fifty walks guide for 2007.
Throckley Dene is a stretch of semi-natural ancient woodland in a steep-sided valley with Dewley Burn running through.
Civil parish
Chopwell was formerly a township in the parish of Newburn,[4] from 1866 Throckley was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Newburn.[5] In 1931 the parish had a population of 2332.[6]
References
^"Hadrian's Wall and vallum from Throckley to East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall in wall mile 11, Non Civil Parish - 1010616 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^"Relationships and changes Throckley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^"Population statistics Throckley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
Bibliography
Dunham, A. C. & V. E. H. Strasser-King (1981) Petrology of the Great Whin Sill in the Throckley Borehole, Northumberland, Inst. Geol. Sci. Rep. 81–4; 32 pp.
"Throckley Colliery". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 4 February 2005.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Throckley.
Walton, George Bygone Throckley. [Newcastle upon Tyne]: Newcastle City Libraries & Arts, 1994.
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throckley, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2014, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Throckley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Throckley is a village in the unparished area of Newcastle upon Tyne in the Newcastle upon Tyne district in the county of Tyne and Wear England approximately 7 miles 11 km west of Newcastle city centre Hadrian s Wall passed through the village its course traced by the village s main road Hexham Road 1 Throckley lies within the historic county of Northumberland ThrockleySt Mary the Virgin Church ThrockleyThrockleyLocation within Tyne and WearOS grid referenceNZ158668Metropolitan boroughNewcastle upon TyneMetropolitan countyTyne and WearRegionNorth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNEWCASTLE UPON TYNEPostcode districtNE15Dialling code0191PoliceNorthumbriaFireTyne and WearAmbulanceNorth EastUK ParliamentNewcastle upon Tyne NorthList of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54 59 46 N 1 45 14 W 54 996 N 1 754 W 54 996 1 754 Coordinates 54 59 46 N 1 45 14 W 54 996 N 1 754 W 54 996 1 754Throckley was a colliery village being adjacent to Throckley Colliery but with the decline in the coal mining industry the village has become more urbanised One of Throckley s more notable residents was William Brown a consulting engineer in the 18th century and part owner of Throckley Colliery who was responsible for the construction of many colliery waggonways throughout the North East of England As a youngster George Stephenson worked on Dewley farm which lies to the north of the A69 Throckley neighbours the villages of Newburn Walbottle Blucher and across the border in Northumberland Heddon on the Wall The village expanded with a number of new housing estates having been developed since the mid 2000s Westway Industrial Park Amenities include a supermarket car parts shop a number of hair salons social clubs and a working men s club three care homes for the elderly two churches a solarium funeral parlour an optometrist medical surgery 2 a range of newsagents a chemist a Masonic hall 3 and a primary school Throckley Primary School Throckley s economy is also boosted by the presence of an industrial estate home to Throckley Brickworks and Warmseal Windows Contents 1 Sightseeing and scenery 2 Civil parish 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 Further readingSightseeing and scenery EditThrockley itself especially the Bank Top area offers some views over the Tyne Valley and looking west to the distant Pennines The Guardian featured Throckley in the top fifty walks guide for 2007 Throckley Dene is a stretch of semi natural ancient woodland in a steep sided valley with Dewley Burn running through Civil parish EditChopwell was formerly a township in the parish of Newburn 4 from 1866 Throckley was a civil parish in its own right on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Newburn 5 In 1931 the parish had a population of 2332 6 References Edit Hadrian s Wall and vallum from Throckley to East Town House Heddon on the Wall in wall mile 11 Non Civil Parish 1010616 Historic England historicengland org uk Retrieved 11 January 2023 Throckley Primary Care Throckley Masonic Hall Northumberlandmasons org Retrieved 8 March 2015 History of Throckley in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 6 April 2023 Relationships and changes Throckley Tn CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 6 April 2023 Population statistics Throckley Tn CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 6 April 2023 Bibliography EditDunham A C amp V E H Strasser King 1981 Petrology of the Great Whin Sill in the Throckley Borehole Northumberland Inst Geol Sci Rep 81 4 32 pp Throckley Colliery Durham Mining Museum Retrieved 4 February 2005 Further reading Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Throckley Walton George Bygone Throckley Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Libraries amp Arts 1994 This Tyne and Wear location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Throckley amp oldid 1148546719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
