Felling, Tyne and Wear

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Felling
latitude= 54.950
longitude= -1.564
population = 191,151 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276795&c=gateshead&d=13&e=16&g=366743&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=75 Census 2001 Neighbourhood Statistics] ]
metropolitan_borough= Gateshead
metropolitan_county= Tyne and Wear
region= North East England
constituency_westminster= Gateshead East and Washington West
post_town= GATESHEAD
postcode_area= NE
postcode_district= NE10
dial_code= 0191
os_grid_reference= NZ279618

Felling is the name given to an area of eastern Gateshead, UK. Originally an independent settlement in the historic county of Durham it became incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in 1974.

Its name derives from the area where trees were felled to the east of town to expand and is often referred to locally as "the Felling". It is bordered by Leam Lane, Heworth and Deckham.

Coal was mined in Felling early in the 17th century. The Felling Colliery was opened in 1779, extended in 1810 and closed in 1931. There was a major explosion on 25 May 1812 which became known as The Felling mine disaster. It was one of the first major mine disasters in Britain and claimed 92 lives. The explosion influenced the development of The Geordie lamp and The Davy lamp. There were 3 other explosions between 1813 and 1847 which claimed a further 34 lives.

[http://www.bridgingng.org.uk/your_area_felling.htm Bridging Newcastle Gateshead] a 15 year project set up to tackle problems caused by unpopular and abandoned housing and the effect it has on local communities is helping to implement a neighbourhood renewal strategy to improve the Sunderland Road area. This includes: Clearing and redevelopment the north of Sunderland Road. An improvement programme to homes on the south of Sunderland Road was helped by [http://www.obanterrace.co.uk/ community action] . Work is underway in the Oban Terrace area benefiting from £73m Pathfinder money. Work involves stone and brick cleaning, door and window replacement, boundary wall replacement, improvements to the appearance of rear yards and back lanes. This together with future building works will undoubtedly help the community.

Notable people

*Chris Waddle - Former professional footballer ,being most famous with Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and England
*David Almond Author of "Skellig" (1999) Winner of the Carnegie Medal and Whitbread Book of the Year.
* Godfrey Hilton Thomson Educational psychologist and psychometrician.
*Albert Watson - former professional footballer with Blackpool and Halifax Town

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