Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne

For other places, see Parklands (disambiguation).
Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne
Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne
Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne shown within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference NZ237711
Coordinates 55°02′02″N 1°37′48″W / 55.034°N 1.630°W / 55.034; -1.630
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Parklands is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. It encompasses the northern edge of the suburb of Gosforth and covers most of the Newcastle Great Park residential and business development.

It possesses large areas of green space including Gosforth Park Race Course, Gosforth Wood and Gosforth Lake, plus a number of golf courses. Melton Park contains the remains of a medieval chapel which is a scheduled ancient monument.[1]

Component parts

For electoral purposes Parklands Ward divided into 4 polling districts

Education

There are six schools within the Parklands ward:

Other facilities


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