Official Name: | West Denton |
Subdivision Type2: | City and metropolitan borough |
Subdivision Name2: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | England |
Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Tyne and Wear |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tyne and Wear |
Grid Name: | OS grid reference |
West Denton is an area in the western part of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.
Some of the schools in the area include:
Primary:
Specialist:
West Denton was formerly a township in the parish of Newburn,[3] in 1866 West Denton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Newburn.[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 861.[5] In 1974 it became part of the metropolitan district of Newcastle upon Tyne.