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Houses were built to the North and West of the pit, in a rough L shape, which included a Methodist chapel and an Inn, the "Hartley Hastings Arms" and New Hartley Workmens Club. The [[Hartley Colliery Disaster|New Hartley Pit Disaster]] occurred in the village in 1862, killing 204 men and boys. This led to a change in the law and a "best practice" of building two shafts to a pit throughout Britain and many countries across the world. |
Houses were built to the North and West of the pit, in a rough L shape, which included a Methodist chapel and an Inn, the "Hartley Hastings Arms" and New Hartley Workmens Club. The [[Hartley Colliery Disaster|New Hartley Pit Disaster]] occurred in the village in 1862, killing 204 men and boys. This led to a change in the law and a "best practice" of building two shafts to a pit throughout Britain and many countries across the world. |
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It is also home to ex Liverpool and Arsenal 'Legend' Ray Kennedy, who began his career with the well known New Hartley Juniors. The village boasts a friendly local called the Hartley Hastings (known locally and rather obscurely as The Haggins) and also large Working Mens Club. On the periphery of the village an exclusive housing estate called the Brambles was built in 2007. |
It is also home to ex Liverpool and Arsenal 'Legend' Ray Kennedy, who began his career with the well known New Hartley Juniors. The village boasts a friendly local called the Hartley Hastings (known locally and rather obscurely as The Haggins) and also a large Working Mens Club. On the periphery of the village an exclusive housing estate called the Brambles was built in 2007. |
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Local transport is reasonable with X4 operating a twice hourly service to and from Newcastle, however what should be a 20 minute |
Local transport is reasonable with the X4 operating a twice hourly service to and from Newcastle, however what should be a 20 minute journey is timed at nearer 50 minutes due to the route taken to Haymarket Bus Station.Local bus operator Phoenix also provides a 5 times a day service to the Manor Walks Shopping Centre in nearby Cramlington. The old Blyth and Tyne passenger line cuts through the village at its eastern extreme however despite local campaigns to open this line to commuters, so easing rush hour traffic and assisting South East Northumbelands social and economic development, the line remains sadly as Freight Only. |
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Revision as of 11:55, 13 January 2011
| New Hartley | |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,691 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WHITLEY BAY |
| Postcode district | NE25 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
New Hartley is a village in South East Northumberland, England, adjacent to Hartley, Seaton Delaval and Seaton Sluice. The village is just off the A190 road about six miles (10 km) north of Tynemouth and four miles (6 km) south of Blyth. In 2001 the village had a population of 1,691.
History
The village is historically linked to nearby Hartley village, which was originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement[citation needed] Records show that coal mining began in 1291[citation needed] A number of pits were created and exhausted at Hartley, before a new pit called Hester was sunk at a site in between Seaton Sluice and Seaton Delaval. Soon after, families settled around the new mine, and the village of New Hartley was created.
Houses were built to the North and West of the pit, in a rough L shape, which included a Methodist chapel and an Inn, the "Hartley Hastings Arms" and New Hartley Workmens Club. The New Hartley Pit Disaster occurred in the village in 1862, killing 204 men and boys. This led to a change in the law and a "best practice" of building two shafts to a pit throughout Britain and many countries across the world.
It is also home to ex Liverpool and Arsenal 'Legend' Ray Kennedy, who began his career with the well known New Hartley Juniors. The village boasts a friendly local called the Hartley Hastings (known locally and rather obscurely as The Haggins) and also a large Working Mens Club. On the periphery of the village an exclusive housing estate called the Brambles was built in 2007.
Local transport is reasonable with the X4 operating a twice hourly service to and from Newcastle, however what should be a 20 minute journey is timed at nearer 50 minutes due to the route taken to Haymarket Bus Station.Local bus operator Phoenix also provides a 5 times a day service to the Manor Walks Shopping Centre in nearby Cramlington. The old Blyth and Tyne passenger line cuts through the village at its eastern extreme however despite local campaigns to open this line to commuters, so easing rush hour traffic and assisting South East Northumbelands social and economic development, the line remains sadly as Freight Only.