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Post town NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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Dialling code 0191
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Arthur's Hill is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies approximately 1 mile west of Newcastle City Centre. [1] It is bordered by Fenham to the west, Elswick to the south, and Spital Tongues to the north west. It gives name to a Newcastle City Council electoral ward with a population of 14,507. [2] The area was part of the Westgate and Wingrove electoral wards up until 2018.

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As the name suggests, Arthur's Hill is atop a large hill overlooking the city. It was known as Westgate until the 1820s. Isaac Cookson developed an estate opposite Westgate Cemetery in 1826. This was named after his first son Arthur, the origin of the area's current name. [3]

Demographics

Arthur's Hill is a multicultural area which many migrants from South Asia settled in with later immigration from Africa and Eastern Europe. [4] It contains many Indian restaurants and shops. As of 2011, 55.7% were White, 29.5% Asian, 6.5% Black, 3.3% Arab and 3.3% Mixed Race. It had a population of 11,029 in 2011. Around 40.6% are Christian, 28.4% non religious and 23.8% Muslim. [5]

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References

  1. "Newcastle upon Tyne to Arthur's Hill - 2 ways to travel via bus, and taxi".
  2. "Electoral Review | Newcastle City Council". www.newcastle.gov.uk.
  3. "Home | Ward Website". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. "Arthur's Hill (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.
  5. "Arthur's Hill (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.