Low Fell

Low Fell
Wesley Memorial Church, Low Fell
Low Fell Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	8,636 (2011, Gateshead ward)
OS grid reference	NZ2559
Metropolitan borough	Gateshead
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GATESHEAD
Postcode district	NE9
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Gateshead Central and Whickham
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°56′N 1°36′W / 54.93°N 1.60°W / 54.93; -1.60

Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the west, Harlow Green to the south and Shipcote to the north. Low Fell is 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) south of Gateshead, 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) south of Newcastle upon Tyne and 12 miles (19 kilometres) north of Durham.

The main road into Low Fell is the A167. According to the 2001 UK census, Low Fell had a population of 8,643, falling marginally to 8,636 at the 2011 census.^[1] For centuries little more than part of a windswept, barren and treacherous heath, the settlement at Low Fell was initially established by a moderate influx of tinkers and miners in the 18th century.^[2] Gateshead Fell was initially incorporated into the Municipal Borough of Gateshead in 1835 and then the County Borough of Gateshead in 1889. More recently, it was formally incorporated into the newly formed Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead by the Local Government Act 1972 which took effect on 1 April 1974.