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Discover Backworth in United Kingdom
Backworth in the region of England with its 1,533 habitants is a place located in United Kingdom - some 251 mi or ( 404 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Backworth is now 11:25 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: York, Wallsend, Sunderland, South Shields, and Sheffield. When in this area, you might want to check out York . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Backworth ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Plant Biology (Photosynthesis song) - The chloroplast and the LDR
"Plant Biology" - Here's the final music video for our A2 Biology presentation. We went through some hiccoughs actually producing it - video quality is TERRIBLE because the footage wasn't transferred ..
Newcastle Super Storm and floods on 28 June 2012
Super Storm arrives in Northumberland. This video shows the initial darkening of the sky as the storm approaches, then part of a 20 minute car journey - the storm itself continued for a full 2 hours a ..
Burn Bridge Demolition - Wallsend - North Tyneside
The First of a series pictures I took of the Burn Closes Bridge in Wallsend, North Tyneside before, during and after its demolition. The bridge was is built across an estuary of the river Tyne called ..
Shiremoor
construction @ Northumberland Park ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Northumberland Park Metro station
Northumberland Park Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line. It serves a new housing development known as Northumberland Park. It is situated between Palmersville and Shiremoor, close to where the single-track freight-only Network Rail line diverges northwards towards Ashington. The station has proved popular with over 320,000 passengers using the station in the 2008-9 period.
Located at 55.03 -1.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Shiremoor Metro station
Shiremoor Metro station is on the Yellow Line of the Tyne and Wear Metro, serving the village of Shiremoor, in North Tyneside, England. The station opened in 1980, as part of the first stage of the Metro system. It was a brand-new station, and replaced Backworth. In the 2008-9 period the station was used by around 375,000 passengers.
Located at 55.04 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Palmersville Metro station
Palmersville is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro system, named for the nearby community. It was not one of the original Metro stations, and was opened on March 19, 1986, nearly six years after the Metro line. It is situated on the opposite side of the Great Lime Road bridge to the short-lived Benton Square station (opened 1 July 1909, closed 20 September 1915). Previously, the gap between Benton and Shiremoor had been the longest distance between stations on the system.
Located at 55.02 -1.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
West Monkseaton Metro station
West Monkseaton Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Monkseaton, North Tyneside, England, which was originally opened by the LNER in 1933. It reopened as part of the first section of the Metro in 1980. The first section of the North Tyne Loop to close for Metro conversion was Manors - West Monkseaton, and therefore West Monkseaton was a terminus for trains from Newcastle via the Coast from 23 January 1978 until 10 September 1979.
Located at 55.04 -1.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Stephenson Railway Museum
The Stephenson Railway Museum is managed by Tyne and Wear Museums on behalf on North Tyneside Council, and is located at Middle Engine Lane in North Shields, England. The museum opened in 1986 to commemorate local railway pioneers George and Robert Stephenson, and to provide a permanent home for the museum's rail transport collections. It is on the site of the former Tyne and Wear Metro test track, which was originally the line to the staithes on the Backworth Colliery system.
Located at 55.02 -1.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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