Walker
Walker is a residential suburb and electoral ward in the south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Gallon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
- Also known as: “Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Martin’s Church and Newcastle Stadium.
Newcastle Stadium
Stadium
Newcastle Stadium is a greyhound racing and former motorcycle speedway stadium, located on The Fossway, Byker, Newcastle. Racing at the stadium takes place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heaton and Hebburn.
Heaton
Suburb
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heaton is a district and suburb in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England, two miles east of the city centre. It is bordered by the neighbouring areas of Walkergate to the east, Jesmond to the north west, Byker to the south, and Sandyford to the west.
Hebburn
Town
Photo: Mike Ellison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hebburn is a town in the South Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It was historically in County Durham and became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974.
Felling
Suburb
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Felling is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, the town became part of the metropolitan borough of Gateshead in 1974. Felling is situated 1½ miles south of Walker.
Walker
- Category: locality
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.97161° or 54° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.55417° or 1° 33′ 15″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB TYNOpen location code
9C6WXCCW+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 85594130OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2634886Wikidata ID
Q7962191
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Urdu—“Walker” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Vaker”
- Basque: “Walker (Newcastle upon Tyne)”
- Basque: “Walker”
- Chinese: “沃克（泰恩河畔新堡）”
- Chinese: “沃克”
- Chinese: “紐卡斯爾Walke”
- Dutch: “Walker-on-Tyne”
- Finnish: “Walker”
- French: “Walker”
- Hebrew: “ווקר”
- Irish: “Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne”
- Irish: “Walker”
- Japanese: “ウォーカー”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Walker”
- Polish: “Walker”
- Russian: “Уокер”
- Spanish: “Walker (Newcastle upon Tyne)”
- Spanish: “Walker”
- Swedish: “Walker, England”
- Swedish: “Walker”
- Urdu: “واکر، نیوکاسل اپون ٹائین”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walker Library and Walker Park.
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