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Gosforth
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| Gosforth | |
  Gosforth shown within Tyne and Wear |
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| Population | 18,281 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE3 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear | |
- "South Gosforth" redirects here. For the Metro station, see South Gosforth Metro station.
Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it was merged with the county borough of Newcastle, the urban district of Newburn and parts of Castle Ward Rural District into the Metropolitan Borough of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. There are two electoral wards in Gosforth, East Gosforth and West Gosforth.
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It has a large business complex called the Regent Centre, which houses many notable organisations including the Newcastle regional centre for the Open University and HM Revenue & Customs. Gosforth High Street is part of the Great North Road. Gosforth's main High School is Gosforth High School, and one of the main private schools in Gosforth is Westfield School. St Nicholas Hospital is also located in Gosforth, which houses the Jubilee Theatre, a Victorian Theatre built in 1899.[2]
Apart from South Gosforth, many districts of Gosforth are suffixed "Park". There is Grange Park, Brunton Park, Melton Park, Grove Park, Gosforth Park (including its racecourse), Newcastle Great Park and Whitebridge Park. East of the Great North Road, Garden Village was developed on 'garden suburb' lines in the 1920s to house workers at the nearby LNER electric train depot (now the Metro depot).
Gosforth has a range of suburban style housing and executive apartments and a mix of local pubs, restaurants and the famous Three Mile Inn which is exceptionally busy at 5pm partly because of its close proximity to the Regent Centre office development. Gosforth's newest pub is Wetherspoons The Job Bulman, named after the founder of Bulman Village (now central Gosforth). The Job Bulman is located in the former 1920s post office building on St Nicholas Avenue and was Gosforth's first non smoking pub.
The latest expansion of Gosforth is in the north-west corner of the suburb called "Newcastle Great Park" which is three years into a ten year building project. The Warkworth Woods and Melbury sectors are almost complete and it will eventually extend into Kingston Park at the end of its development.
Gosforth holds many estates such as Great Park, Brunton Park & Melton Park. These house several amenities & local businesses such as a bakers, ceramic studio, newsagents, estate agent, hair & beauty salons & a pub, The Royal George. Another pub is The Three Mile Inn which is on the same complex as Scalini's (Italian restaurant), just a short walk from the area.
Melton Park has a chapel which dates back to early medieval or late Norman times. It may have been built on the site of a Roman fort[3].
Gosforth has sports facilities such as Gosforth Swimming Pool and Northern Rugby Club among others. Famous sportsmen from Gosforth include footballer Alan Shearer and athlete Jonathan Edwards.
Many businesses have offices in the Regent Centre, near the High Street. Gosforth also houses the headquarters of the bank, Northern Rock.
Gosforth has its own High Street, which has been home to local shops for over a hundred years[4]. Shops on the high street include a branch of Woolworths, Boots, Thorpes, (a well established local hardware store), estate agents and banks, among many others. In the 1980s The Gosforth Shopping Centre was built on the High street and connects to Gosforth Central Park ; shops here include a new Sainsbury's and WHSmith. The park was built in 1932 for £10,000 and opened on 6th August 1932. The High Street once also had a fire station (built in 1894), which moved to Jubilee Road many years ago.
Gosforth shopping centre has a new Sainsbury's, which was formerly a Kwik Save/Somerfield store. Opposite Regent Centre is a 24 hour Asda and Kingston Park houses a Tesco store.
The Asda supermarket had an extension built in 2007. The extension houses a photographic service centre and restaurant, along with a partial refurbishment of the store.
Newcastle City Council reported to Great Park residents in a meeting that it has outline planning permission in 2007/8 for a new supermarket. However no such location has yet been confirmed.
Gosforth is served by five Tyne and Wear Metro stations: Ilford Road, South Gosforth, Regent Centre, Wansbeck Road and Fawdon. The control centre for the Metro system is located at South Gosforth station, and the main depot and car sheds are nearby.
NE3 is the postcode area for Gosforth and BT Landlines start with (0191) 213, 217, 223, 236, 284 and 285.
Cable, provided by Virgin Media, does not fully cover Gosforth. It is not available to homes covered by the Wideopen Telephone Exchange in the north of the suburb.
In 1902 Gosforth was linked by tramway to Wallsend, then Newcastle a year later; this tramway has long since been removed as other travel links evolved[4].
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In November 2006, Gosforth Library was closed and moved to a nearby temporary location. The single storey building was subsequently demolished and is being replaced by a new two storey building. The new Library and Customer Service Centre, costing £2.8 million is due to open in Winter 2007 (17th December). The Gosforth Customer Service Centre will include a PayPoint. The new building will also incorporate 'public art' to give the Centre an identity and a connection with the local area.
Notable natives of Gosforth include:
- Alan Shearer - international footballer
- Mark Knopfler - guitarist in Dire Straits, moved to Gosforth as a child
- Jonathan Edwards - triple jump world record holder
- Donna Air - television presenter
- Robbie Elliott - footballer for Hartlepool United F.C.
- Michael Chopra - footballer for Sunderland AFC
 The old Fire Station (dark building) and shops |
 The Gosforth Hotel and shops |
 The High Street taken from in between the two churches |
 The High Street as it appears when arriving Gosforth |
 The side of Gosforth Shopping Centre |
 The Job Bulman Pub (old Post Office building) |
- Kay's Geography urban case study profile of Gosforth
- Newcastle Council Ward Info: East Gosforth
- Newcastle Council Ward Info: West Gosforth
- Gosforth Life - Photographs from Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Gosforth Garden Village Association - Residents' Website