Scotswood and Elswick

Scotswood and Elswick is in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Scotswood and Elswick is situated nearby to the ruins Kings Meadow Island, as well as near the fitness club Northern Kings.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kings Meadow Island and Newcastle Arena.

Kings Meadow Island

Ruins

Photo: Thomas Miles Richardson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kings Meadow Island was a flat island in the River Tyne in Northumberland, between Elswick on the north bank and Dunston on the south, near Gateshead, England. Kings Meadow Island is situated 890 feet southwest of Scotswood and Elswick.

Newcastle Arena

Music venue

Photo: Gunnar Larsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Newcastle Arena is an indoor arena in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Owned and operated by ASM Global, the naming rights are currently held by Utilita Energy. Newcastle Arena is situated 3,600 feet east of Scotswood and Elswick.

Turbinia

Photo: Alfred John West, Public domain.

Turbinia is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894 by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time, Turbinia was demonstrated dramatically at the Spithead Navy Review in 1897 and set the standard for the next generation of steamships, the majority of which would be turbine powered. Turbinia is situated 1 mile northeast of Scotswood and Elswick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunston and Elswick.

Dunston

Suburb

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunston is a western area of the town of Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, North East England. Dunston had a population of 18,326 at the 2011 Census.

Elswick

Suburb

Photo: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elswick is a suburb.

Arthur’s Hill

Suburb

Arthur's Hill is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies approximately 1 mile west of Newcastle City Centre. It is bordered by Fenham to the west, Elswick to the south, and Spital Tongues to the north west.

Scotswood and Elswick

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.96044° or 54° 57′ 38″ north

Longitude

-1.63932° or 1° 38′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C6WX966+57

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11036047600

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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