Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne

Parklands
Ward
Parklands highlighted within Newcastle upon Tyne
OS grid reference	NZ237711
• London	251 miles (404 km)
Metropolitan borough	Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE3
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Newcastle upon Tyne North
Councillors	Pauline Allen (Liberal Democrats) Robin Ashby (Liberal Democrats) Christine Morrissey (Liberal Democrats)
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 55°02′02″N 1°37′48″W / 55.034°N 1.630°W / 55.034; -1.630

Parklands is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. It encompasses the northern edge of the suburb of Gosforth, north of the Metro line and bisected north–south by the Great North Road to the northern boundary of the City of Newcastle, bounded to the west by the A1 and east by the A189.

It possesses large areas of green space including Gosforth Park Race Course, Gosforth Wood and Gosforth Lake, plus a number of golf courses. Melton Park contains the remains of a medieval chapel which is a scheduled ancient monument.^[1]