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Coordinates: 55°02′53″N 1°38′17″W / 55.0480°N 1.638°W
Brunswick Village 
Brunswick Village
Brunswick Village shown within Tyne and WearOS grid reference NZ231726 Metropolitan borough North Tyneside Metropolitan county Tyne and Wear Region North East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Newcastle-upon-Tyne Postcode district NE13 Dialling code 0191 Police Northumbria Fire Tyne and Wear Ambulance North East EU Parliament North East England List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear Brunswick Village is a village in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and borders Hazlerigg, Dinnington and Wideopen. It was formerly known as Dinnington Colliery.
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History
Brunswick Village grew up around Dinnington Colliery, named after the nearby village of Dinnington. The first deep mine at the site was sunk in 1867.[1] At its peak the coal mine employed over 1000 people, but closed in February 1960.[2] The village was initially known as Dinnington Colliery, but its name was later changed to Brunswick.[1]
Location and facilities
Brunswick Village has a parish church named after St Cuthbert.[3] The Brunswick war memorial lists the names of villagers who died during the First World War.[1]
The Big Waters Nature Reserve, a 50 acre site centred on a lake formed following mining subsidence in the 1920s, is located at the edge of the village. The site of Dinnington Colliery is now occupied by the Brunswick Industrial Estate.[4]
Public transport links to Brunswick are provided by Arriva North East bus route 45, linking the village to Wideopen, Gosforth and Newcastle every 15 minutes.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Dinnington Village History Dinnington Parish Council. Retrieved 2 February 2011
- ^ Dinnington Colliery Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ St Cuthbert's Church, Brunswick Village | Diocese of Newcastle achurchnearyou.com
- ^ Big Waters newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ 45: Newcastle - Wideopen - Brunswick Arriva. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
External links
Media related to Brunswick Village at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- Villages in Tyne and Wear
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