Fenham
Sign in to saveFenham is an area of the west-end of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It lies to the west of the city centre, and is bounded on the north and east by a large area of open land known as the Town Moor. To the south lies Benwell, West Denton lies to the west, Blakelaw and Cowgate to the north, and Arthur's Hill and Spital Tongues to the east. Until 1974 it was in Northumberland.
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- History
- Fenham Hall
- St Mary's College
- Fenham Barracks
- Modern developments
- Local amenities
- Ethnic minority
- Councillors
- References
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Fenham is an area of the west-end of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It lies to the west of the city centre, and is bounded on the north and east by a large area of open land known as the Town Moor. To the south lies Benwell, West Denton lies to the west, Blakelaw and Cowgate to the north, and Arthur's Hill and Spital Tongues to the east. Until 1974 it was in Northumberland.
As of 2018, the area covers two wards of Newcastle: Wingrove Ward, and West Fenham Ward.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fenham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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