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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northumberland-and-tyne-and-wear-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1992/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/3055",
  "legislation_title": "The Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northumberland-and-tyne-and-wear-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1992",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes mainly minor changes to the boundary of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear with the county of Northumberland. The districts affected are as follows\nIn Tyne and Wear —\nThe metropolitan borough of North Tyneside\nThe city of Newcastle upon Tyne\nIn Northumberland —\nThe borough of Blyth Valley\nThe borough of Castle Morpeth\nThe Order also transfers areas within Tyne and Wear between Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside. Consequential changes are made to the boundaries of parishes, local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts.\nThe map and table forming part of this Note (Pages 6, 7 and 8) give a general guide to the location, area and population of the land affected. Prints of the detailed order maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the council for each borough or city affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.\nThe Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (S.I. 1976/246, amended by S.I. 1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.\nTable describing transfers effected\nTransfers —\nDescription —\nFrom Northumberland (Blyth Valley) to Tyne and Wear (North Tyneside)\nArticle 3\nArea (in hectares): 10\nPopulation: 180\nRealignment of boundary along the B1325 road in the vicinity of Clark’s Houses.\nRealignment to the western side of the A189 road at Annitsford.\nMinor realignments south of Seghill between disused mineral railway and the pulverising plant.\nFrom Northumberland (Castle Morpeth) to Tyne and Wear (Newcastle)\nArticle 3\nArea: 160\nPopulation: 50\nTransfer to unite Newcastle Airport complex in Newcastle.\nTransfers of areas south of Blagdon Park and west of the A1 road, including Seven Mile House Farm.\nFrom Tyne and Wear (Newcastle) to Northumberland (Castle Morpeth)\nArticle 4\nArea: 410\nPopulation: 15\nRealignments south of Seven Mile House Farm at the intersection of the A1, A19, A1068 and B1318 roads.\nTransfer of largely open area north of Prestwick Carr, including Carr Grange Farm and Carr House.\nTransfer of New Horton Grange and surrounding area.\nTransfer of area at Dark Plantation, Callerton to unite explosives depot in Castle Morpeth.\nRealignment in the vicinity of Brierdene Burn, west of Hariley Lane.\nRealignment at Milkhope.\nFrom Tyne and Wear (North Tyneside) to Northumberland (Blyth Valley)\nArticle 4\nArea: 20\nPopulation: 0\nRealignment to follow Brierdene Burn near footbridge located to the west of Clark’s Houses.\nMinor realignment near Seghill in vicinity of refuse tips.\nMinor realignment south-east of Seghill in vicinity of pulverising plant.\nMinor realignment in vicinity of A19 road at Seaton Burn.\nFrom Tyne and Wear (North Tyneside) to Northumberland (Castle Morpeth)\nArticle 4\nArea: 3\nPopulation: 0\nMinor realignment at Fiser Lane roundabout, Seaton Burn.\nWithin Tyne and Wear, from Newcastle to North Tyneside\nArticle 5\nArea: 60\nPopulation: 0\nTransfer of area at Longbenton, to unite Department of Social Security site and playing fields in North Tyneside.\nTransfer of area at Brunswick/Seaton Burn, including part of the A1 road, nursery and open land.\nRealignments—\n1 In vicinity of Benfield Road, to the west of the rifle range and golf course.\n2 At the rear of properties in Appletree Gardens.\n3 On Rheydt Avenue, north of Alderwood Crescent.\n4 Along Philiphough, near Neptune Road and Maurice Road Industrial Estate.\n5 In Shields Road/The Avenue.\n6 At the intersection of the A1, A19, A1068 and B1318, north of Seaton Burn.\n6 At Sandy Lane, in the vicinity of the Jewish Cemetery and Bank Plantation.\nWithin Tyne and Wear, from North Tyneside to Newcastle\nArticle 6\nArea: 170\nPopulation: 60\nTransfer of large area stretching from Sandy Lane in the north along the A189 road to the vicinity of Salters Bridge, including Gosforth Golf Course, Heathery Lane, Gosforth Lake Lodge, Great Lime Road, and part of Gosforth Wood.\nTransfer of Benfield School Playing Fields.\nRealignments north of Appletree Gardens/Alderwood Crescent.\nRealignment south of electricity substation in Rutland Road. Realignments in Shields Road/The Avenue.\nTransfer to unite Neptune Shipyard and Wallsend Dry Docks in Newcastle.\nRealignments along the A1 road at Brunswick, one near Darrell Road and the other near Brambley Colliery.\nRealignments along Sandy Lane in the vicinity of Bank Plantation and the MOT Testing Station.",
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