Coordinates: 54°58′26″N 1°35′24″W / 54.974°N 1.590°W
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The Ouseburn is a river which flows through Newcastle upon Tyne into the River Tyne. The river gives its name to the Ouseburn electoral ward.
The source of the Ouseburn is located at Callerton in the north of the city near Newcastle Airport. It then flows through the Kingston Park area of the city, Newcastle Great Park and Gosforth Park. The Ouseburn then continues through Paddy Freemans park in South Gosforth and into Jesmond Dene, Armstrong Park and Heaton Park, where it provides the boundary between Heaton and Sandyford. The river then flows through an underground culvert before re-emerging under Byker Bridge, where it flows past Byker Farm and meets the River Tyne.
The lower Ouseburn Valley through which it flows is also home to a number of pubs (Free Trade - right at the confluence with the Tyne with good view of the bridges looking upriver, The Tyne, the Cumberland Arms, The Ship Inn, Tanners and
Whilst the area was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution in Newcastle and was once home to many thriving (and very dirty) heavy crafts and industries, it fell into disuse and dereliction by the mid-twentieth century. The current incarnation of the Valley as a cultural regeneration hotspot was initiated by the Ouseburn Trust, in partnership with the local authority, in 1996. The Trust remains a landlord and developer in the Ouseburn, and seeks to involve people in the heritage and regeneration of the area through its programme of free walks, talks and volunteering activities.
Construction started in 2008 on a barrage which will ensure the Ouseburn continues to be a navigable waterway and providing a backdrop for continued development alongside its banks.
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