Chopwell

Chopwell
Chopwell
	; Derwent Street (the main street through Chopwell)
	Chopwell Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	3,096 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ119582
Metropolitan borough	Gateshead;
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE17
Dialling code	01207
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Blaydon;
	List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°55′08″N 1°48′54″W / 54.919°N 1.815°WCoordinates: 54°55′08″N 1°48′54″W / 54.919°N 1.815°W

Chopwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Rowlands Gill and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Hamsterley. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 9,395.^[2]

It dates back to at least 1150, evidenced by a written document in which Bishop Pudsey granted the Manor of Chopwell to the first Abbot of Newminster. Newminster Abbey retained possession of the Manor until the dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.^[3]

Traditionally an area of coal mining, Chopwell was nicknamed "Little Moscow" because of the strong support for the Communist Party. Chopwell counts "Marx Terrace" (after Karl Marx) and "Lenin Terrace" (after Vladimir Lenin) among its street names, and during the 1926 General Strike the Union Flag at the council offices was taken down and replaced with the Soviet flag. Another notable street, site of the former Chopwell Junior School, "Fannybush Lane", was renamed "Whittonstall Road" by the local authority in the 1990s after its street sign was repeatedly stolen.

In 1974, Chopwell became part of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear and the metropolitan borough of Gateshead, after previously being part of the administrative county of Durham.

References[]

^ "North East England (United Kingdom): Counties and Unitary Districts & Settlements - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
^ "Gateshead ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "North East England (United Kingdom): Counties and Unitary Districts & Settlements - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".

[2] "Gateshead ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead	Gateshead Bensham Bill Quay Birtley Blaydon Carr Hill Chopwell Deckham Dunston Felling Kibblesworth Lamesley Leam Lane Estate Low Fell Marley Hill Pelaw Rowlands Gill Ryton (Greenside) Saltwell Sheriff Hill Team Valley Wardley Whickham Windy Nook Whitehills Estate
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Chopwell
Derwent Street (the main street through Chopwell)
Chopwell Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	3,096 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	NZ119582
Metropolitan borough	Gateshead
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE17
Dialling code	01207

Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East

UK Parliament	Blaydon
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°55′08″N 1°48′54″W / 54.919°N 1.815°W / 54.919; -1.815Coordinates: 54°55′08″N 1°48′54″W / 54.919°N 1.815°W / 54.919; -1.815

Chopwell

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