| Leazes Park | |
|---|---|
 Cows grazing on Castle Leazes, 2006 | |
  Castle Leazes  Castle Leazes shown within Tyne and Wear | |
| OS grid | NZ242649 |
| Coordinates | 54°59′N 1°37′W / 54.983°N 1.617°W |
Castle Leazes is a piece of common land in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated in an area which separates Leazes Park and Spital Tongues. It has been in common ownership for over 700 years.[1]
This area of land was earmarked as the site of a new stadium by Newcastle United football club in the mid-1990s, when chairman John Hall announced his intention to build a 55,000 seater stadium was planned at a potential cost of £65 million.[1][2] The planned move proved controversial with the club's supporters and others, and was shelved in favour of expanding St James' Park to over 50,000 seats over the next few years.
- ^ a b "Newcastle divided as Toon army aim to camp on the moor". The Independent. 20 December 1996. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Newcastle Utd scraps super stadium plans". The Independent. 20 November 1997. Retrieved 10 October 2010.