Coordinates: 55°03′40″N 1°37′34″W / 55.061°N 1.626°W
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  Seaton Burn
 Seaton Burn shown within Tyne and Wear |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Metropolitan borough | North Tyneside |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE13 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear | |
Seaton Burn is a village in Tyne and Wear, England to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and adjacent to Wide Open. The A1 (road) used to pass through the village but now bypasses the village just to the west, where it meets the A19 which is the link road to the Tyne Tunnel.
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Economy
Seaton Burn Colliery opened in 1844. By October 1852 the colliery was owned by John Bowes & Co. Employment rose to 1,311 in 1921, and steadily fell after that until it was closed by the National Coal Board on 17 August 1965.[1] Little now remains of the mine except for the old railway line leading southeast from the village. This linked with the line from the mine at Weetslade and then went east to link with both the East Coast Main Line and the line leading south to Percy Main. The old track bed has now been established as a cycleway and leads to a quite extensive cycle network in North Tyneside.
Landmarks
Seaton Burn is a stream that flows through southeastern Northumberland and reaches the North Sea at Seaton Sluice, after running through Holywell Dene.
Education
Seaton Burn College, located on Dudley Lane, is a co-educational comprehensive for students aged 11–18 years old. There are four feeder primary schools - Greenfields Community Primary School, Hazlewood Primary School, Burradon Primary School and Fordley Community Primary School. Seaton Burn College is part of the North Tyneside North-West Cluster, which also includes George Stephenson High School and Longbenton Community College. The sixth-form, which is open admission, offers a curriculum shared across the cluster including traditional A-levels and vocational qualifications.[2] The school was awarded Business and Enterprise status in 2004. A notable alumnus is English actor Robson Green. Over recent years the school has been through a significant period of change to transform teaching and learning and has a new and acclaimed curriculum in Year 7 called Learning for Life. The school has recently been approved to be part of the initial wave of the Government's Building Schools for the Future programme in North Tyneside which will result in a rebuild of the school in coming years. The school states on their website 'Our overriding ethos strikes a balance between high expectations and the constant focus on high educational standards, and on ensuring that we care for, and include in everything we do, students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. We strive to make sure that students who face barriers to their learning, for whatever reasons, receive the best support we can possibly give. Students who have particular gifts and talents also receive specific attention and benefit from the kinds of activities and experiences which we feel will help them to fulfil all the promise they bring to College. We wish to raise aspirations and widen horizons for all of our young people.'
Notable people
- Jack Carr (footballer) (1876-1948), professional footballer with Newcastle United, born in Seaton Burn
- Robson Green, English actor, educated at Seaton Burn Community college
References
- ^ "Durham Mining Museum". http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/s012.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ "Seaton Burn Community college". http://www.seatonburn.n-tyneside.sch.uk/. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
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