Forest Hall
Coordinates: 55°01′15″N 1°34′08″W / 55.0209°N 1.5689°W
| Forest Hall | |
 Forest Hall
Forest Hall shown within Tyne and Wear |
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| Population | Approx 2,500-5,000 |
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| OS grid reference | NZ269683 |
| Metropolitan borough | North Tyneside |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE12 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | North Tyneside |
| List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear | |
Forest Hall is a village east of Benton in North Tyneside in the north of England.
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[edit] Facilities
There are pubs, social clubs and a shopping centre with a variety of shops, take away food outlets and two restaurants. It has two supermarkets. One is Sainsbury's Local, which opened in November 2007 replacing Kwik Save, and the other is Nisa. Forest Hall also has a large Health Centre where minor surgery can be carried out.
[edit] Transport links
Forest Hall also has very good public transport connections, with frequent buses through the village centre. Newcastle upon Tyne city centre is approximately 15–20 minutes travel by bus.
Forest Hall is served by two Metro stations. Benton Metro station (about a half mile from the centre of Forest Hall) and Palmersville Metro Station (approximately a mile away).
[edit] Other information
The East Coast Main Line runs through Forest Hall. The old Forest Hall station was closed down and a public house, "The Flying Scotsman", was opened on the site of the old railway station in May 1969, named after the Flying Scotsman rail service that uses the route.
[edit] Education
Some of the primary schools of the area include:
- Forest Hall Primary School
- St Marys RC Primary School
- Ivy road primary school
- Westmoor Primary School[1]
- Linden School- Privately Owned School and part of the Dame Allan group[2]
For further education there is Longbenton Community College in Benton. This college provides a wide variety of Courses for the whole community to enjoy both via the usual night classes and also as an added extra a great many day classes. There is also George Stephenson High School to the north in Killingworth, this school is well known around the area and was praised by Ofsted for its 'Outstanding features'.
[edit] Churches
Forest Hall also has several churches of different denominations[3]:
- St Bartholomew's Church, Long Benton, C of E
- St Andrew's Church
- St Andrews Methodist United Reformed Church
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
- Bethesda Gospel Hall
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=primary+School+loc:+forest+hall&mrt=all&sll=55.017811,-1.565207&sspn=0.01619,0.04549&ie=UTF8&ll=55.029449,-1.539717&spn=0.033501,0.090981&z=14
- ^ http://www.dameallans.co.uk/linden/facilities.htm
- ^ http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=category:+%22Places+Of+Worship%22&mrt=all&sll=55.047499,-1.509247&sspn=0.064711,0.181961&ie=UTF8&near=forest+hall&cd=1&ei=49JUSfUkpdSiA--CjfEM&ll=55.01641,-1.56641&spn=0.008095,0.022745&z=16
[edit] External links
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