Camperdown
The Grey Horse Inn
Camperdown is located in Tyne and Wear
Camperdown
Camperdown
Location within Tyne and Wear
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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UK
England
Tyne and Wear
55°02′33″N 1°34′39″W / 55.042633°N 1.577433°W / 55.042633; -1.577433

Camperdown is a village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Camperdown is just south of Burradon,[1] and the two villages are closely linked.[2] Both villages had coal mines.[2] Until 1974 it was in Northumberland.

History

On 1 April 1899 Camperdown became a separate civil parish being formed from Longbenton, on 1 April 1912 the parish was abolished and merged with Longbenton.[3] In 1911 the parish had a population of 918.[4] It is now in the unparished area of Longbenton.

See also

References

  1. ^ Alan Fryer. "Home - The Burradon and Camperdown Community Website". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b nechronicle Administrator (1 January 2012). "Seven interesting facts about Burradon & Camperdown". nechronicle. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Camperdown CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Camperdown CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2024.



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