| Killingworth | |
|---|---|
  Killingworth Location within Tyne and Wear | |
| Population | 20,079 (Killingworth and Camperdown wards 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ2777 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
Killingworth is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, within the historic county of Northumberland.
Killingworth was built as a new town in the 1960s,[2] next to Killingworth Village, which existed for centuries before the new town was built. Other nearby villages include Forest Hall, West Moor and Backworth.
Killingworth has bus links to the rest of Tyne and Wear. The town is not on the Tyne and Wear Metro network; its nearest stations are Palmersville and Benton.
The town of Killingworth in Australia is named after the British original because of its extensive coal mines.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Killingworth Ward (as of 2011) (1237320783)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Exhibit for 50th year - News Guardian". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.